Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), an organisation of bank executives, has called for greater flexibility in setting service fees and an increase in loan limits for housing and car purchases.

ABB representatives placed their demands at a meeting on Monday chaired by Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur. Senior central bank officials were also present.

The association proposed raising the maximum home loan limit to Tk 5 crore and increasing the loan-to-value ratio for buying cars and flats to 90 percent.

According to central bank sources, the ABB had submitted these proposals in writing over several months, prompting Bangladesh Bank to arrange the meeting.

While the central bank agreed in principle t...