Financing agriculture: The farmer is not the problem

Bangladesh's banking sector is confronting an uncomfortable reality.  Overdue agricultural credit across all scheduled banks reached Tk 22,915 crore in February 2026 -- a staggering 124% increase from Tk 10,234 crore in the same month of 2025.  The headlines are alarming, and the instinct in many financial boardrooms will be to pull back from rural lending entirely. As agricultural overdues... Details

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