Dhaka, July 7 -- Governor of the Bangladesh Bank Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Monday said the risk-based supervision (RBS) system's official implementation would start in the country's banking sector in January 2026, aiming to usher in qualitative changes in how banks are monitored and regulated.

Speaking at a press briefing held at the central bank headquarters in the capital, he said the RBS system - already practiced in many economies, including neighbouring India - would replace the traditional compliance-or directive-based model.

"Risk-based supervision is forward-looking and anticipatory, rather than reactive," the governor said in his introductory speech.

The central bank has been working on RBS implementation for the past two years, he...