Dhaka, April 25 -- Agricultural loan disbursement in Bangladesh has slowed down, with banks disbursing Tk 3,639 crore less than the target of Tk 28,500 crore during the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2024-25.

According to the latest agricultural loan update from Bangladesh Bank, banks disbursed a total of Tk 24,861 crore over the 9-month period-around Tk 3,639 crore short of the agricultural loan disbursement target.

Among the banks, two failed to disburse any agricultural loans during this period, while nine banks disbursed less than one-third of their respective targets, according to the central bank report.

Commercial banks are required to allocate 2 percent of their total loan disbursements to the agriculture sector....