Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Standing deposit facility (SDF) interest cut cannot dent affluent banks' reliance on the state-guaranteed securities as they are hugely investing surplus funds in the deposit window despite lower gains.

Officials and money-market analysts say the demand on the interbank call-money market dampens due to gradual fall in arbitrary benefits.

On the other hand, banks seem to be cautious about long-term investment as primary dealer (PD) guidelines are expected to be implemented from January next. As a matter of fact, the well-off commercial banks having counterparty limitation park their surplus credits in the low-yielding SDF, according to them.

Earlier on July 15, 2025, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) cut SDF rate by 50 basis po...