Dhaka, July 21 -- Chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) Syed Mahbubur Rahman has claimed that there is no pressure from the central bank to lower the interest rates in the banking sector to in between 6 and 9 percent.

He made the claim after a meeting of the chief executives of different commercial banks with Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir and other top officials on Sunday.

Although the meeting was a regular one convened by the central bank after every three months, there were media reports that Bangladesh Bank called the meeting this time to mainly discuss the issue of lowering the interest rates between 6-9 percent.

Chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) Syed Mahbubur Rahman. Photo: Courtesy...