, Aug. 12 -- Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday announced its plan to disburse Tk 39,000 crore in agricultural and rural loans in the current fiscal year.

The new loan disbursement target is 2.63 percent higher than the target set in the previous fiscal year - Tk 38,000 crore.

The loan, the BB said, is expected to boost farm productivity, support GDP growth and help contain inflation.

Of the total targeted disbursement, Tk 13,880 crore has been allocated for state-owned commercial and specialised banks to disburse, while private and foreign commercial banks will disburse Tk 25,120 crore, said a BB press release.

The new agricultural and rural credit policy and programme for FY2025-26 was unveiled at a press conference at the Jahangir Alam Con...