Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Disbursement of trade and commerce loans and advances by non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) saw a considerable decline in April-June quarter of 2025, signaling a slowdown in lending activity in the sector, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.

The loan disbursement fell by Tk 1.84 billion or 11.40 per cent to Tk 14.25 billion during the period compared to the previous quarter. It reached Tk 16.09 billion in the January-March period this year, the BB data shows. Distribution of such loans stood at Tk 14.84 billion in October-December 2024 whereas it was Tk 10.51 billion in July-September 2024.

Experts and sector insiders have attributed the drop in these loans to weak financial health of a number of NBFCs, stranded...