Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The country's commodities importers have sought extension of the loan restructuring deadline until March 31, 2026 and other policy support for facilitating their overseas trade.

The Essential Commodities Importers Association of Bangladesh (ECIAB) made the appeal recently in a letter to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to this effect, official sources said.

The trade body in its letter said businesses concerned could not comply with the deadline that expired on December 31, 2025 due to prolonged global economic shocks, domestic natural disasters and other emerging factors ahead of national election.

It highlighted that industrial units and business houses had to face severe financial erosion due to the lingering effects of th...