Interest Rates for
Conventional Banking

Deposit Rates

Lending / Financing Rates

Declared Lending Interest Rate by Economic Sector
As on 01-04-2026
Economic Purposes Declared rate Lowest rate Highest rate
A. Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry      
1. Agriculture 12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
a) Cultivation 12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
b) Plantation 12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
c) Agricultural Machineries
    and Implements
12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
d) Fertilizers and Pesticides
     Loans for Farmers
12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
e) Livestock 12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
f) Vegetables/Fruits
    Preservation in cold storage
12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
g) Agriculture Loan Disbursed
    through NGOs
11.50% 10.50% 12.50%
2. Fishing 12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
3. Forestry and Logging 12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
B. Industry      
1. Term Loan ( Other than
    Working Capital Financing)
     
a) Large Industries      
           (aa) RMG 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
           (ab) Others 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
b) Small and Medium Industries 14.00% 13.00% 15.00%
c) Cottage Industries/Micro
     Industries
14.00% 13.00% 15.00%
d) Service Industries 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
2. Working Capital Financing
    (Excluding Export & Import
     Financing)
     
a) Large Industries      
           (aa) RMG 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
           (ab) Others 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
b) Small and Medium Industries 14.00% 13.00% 15.00%
c) Cottage Industries/Micro
     Industries
14.00% 13.00% 15.00%
d) Service Industries 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
C. Construction      
1. Housing (Commercial) For
    Developer/Contractor
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
2 . Housing (Residential) in urban
     area for individual person
11.50% 10.50% 12.50%
3. Housing (Residential) in rural
     area for individual person
11.50% 10.50% 12.50%
4. Infrastructure Development
     (Road, Culvert, Bridge, etc.)
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
5. House Renovation or
     Repairing or Extension
11.50% 10.50% 12.50%
6. Commercial Building (Market,
     Factory, Hotel, Cold storage,
     Ware-house etc.)
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
7. Establishment of Solar panel 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
8. Effluent Treatment Plant 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
9. Loan against Work Order/Pay
     Order/Earnest Money
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
10. Water-works 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
11. Sanitary Services 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
D. Transport      
1. Road Transport ( excluding
    personal vehicle & lease finance)
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
2. Water Transport
    (excluding Fishing Boats)
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
3. Air Transport 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
E. Trade & Commerce      
1. Wholesale and Retail Trade
    (CC, OD etc.)
     
a) Wholesale Trading 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
b) Retail Trading 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
c) Other Commercial lending 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
2. Procurement by Government      
a) Jute 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
b) Paddy 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
c) Wheat 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
d) Others 11.50% 10.50% 12.50%
3. Export Financing ( PC, ECC etc.)      
a) Jute and Jute Products 10.00% 9.00% 11.00%
b) Tea 10.00% 9.00% 11.00%
c) Hides and Skins 10.00% 9.00% 11.00%
d) Ready-made Garments 10.00% 9.00% 11.00%
e) Non-traditional Items 10.00% 9.00% 11.00%
f) Other Exported Items 10.00% 9.00% 11.00%
4. Import Financing
    (LIM, LTR, TR etc.)
     
a) Food Items 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
b) Petroleum and
    Petroleum Products
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
c) Machineries and Implements 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
d) Textile and Textile Products 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
e) Electric and Electronic
    goods & Spares
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
f) Sanitary Goods Including
    Tiles, Stones & Clinkers
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
g) Cosmetics & Crockeries 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
h) Medicine and Surgical
    Instruments
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
i) New Automobiles 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
j) Reconditioned Automobiles 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
k) Chemicals (except Medicine) 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
l) Iron and Steel Products 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
m) Paper and Printed Papers 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
n) Computer and Accessories 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
o) Wood & Logging 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
p) Plastic & Plastic Products
    including toys
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
q) Leather Goods 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
r) Poultry feeds 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
s) Cattle feeds 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
t) Coal 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
u) Ship 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
v) Other Imported Items 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
5. Share Trading 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
6. Lease Financing/Leasing 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
F. Other Institutional Loan      
1. Loan to Financial Corporations      
a) Credit to NBFI 13.50% 12.50% 14.50%
b) Credit to Insurance companies 13.50% 12.50% 14.50%
c) Credit to NGO
    (excluding Agriculture)
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
d) Credit to Merchant Banks/
     Brokerage Houses
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
e) Credit to Co-operative
     Banks/Societies
N/A N/A N/A
2. Financing to
     Educational Institutions
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
G. Consumer Finance      
1. Doctors Loan/
     Professional Loans
12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
2. Flat Purchase 11.50% 10.50% 12.50%
3. Transport loan
    (Motor car/Motor cycle etc.)
12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
4. Consumer Goods (TV, Freeze, Air
     Coolar, Computer, Furniture etc.)
12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
5. Credit Cards 24.00% 24.00% 24.00%
6. Educational Expenses 12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
7. Treatment Expenses N/A N/A N/A
8. Marriage Expenses N/A N/A N/A
9. Land Purchase N/A N/A N/A
10. Loan against Salary N/A N/A N/A
11. Loan against PF N/A N/A N/A
12. Personal Loan against
      FDR, MBS, DBS, DPS, MSS etc. maintained with our bank**
Instrument Rate + 3.00%    
13. Personal Loan against
      against FDR maintained with other Bank, WEDB & T-Bond **
12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
14. Travelling/ Holiday Loan N/A N/A N/A
15. Other personal Loans 12.00% 11.00% 13.00%
H. Miscellaneous      
1. Private Welfare and
    Development Activities
N/A N/A N/A
2. Advances for Special Credit
    Program (EPZ, Special Economic
    Zone, Youth development etc.)
13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
3. Swanirvar N/A N/A N/A
4. Poverty Alleviation Program N/A N/A N/A
5. Other loans      
5.(a) SOD against FCY Term Deposit maintained with our Bank** 9.75% 8.75% 10.75%
5.(b) SOD against FDR, SND, DPS & other deposit maintained with our bank (WB & MSME) ** Instrument Rate + 3.00%    
5. (c) SOD/Secured Loan against FDR maintained with other Bank (for MSME) ** 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%
5. (d) WB Special Loan*** 10.50% 09.50% 11.50%
5. (e) Other loans not mentioned above 13.00% 12.00% 14.00%

* Any disbursement below declared rate will require CEO's approval.
** SOD against LCY for all segments requires approval from HOCRM if spread is below 3.00%; and for SOD/Secured loan against other bank instrument, respective authority will check counter party limit.
***SOD against FCY for Wholesale Banking require approval from CEO, if rate is below 10.00%.
****Any lending under the WB Special Loan will require prior approval from CEO.

üInterest Rate Application will be governed by BRPD Circular no.10, dated 08 May 2024 issued by Bangladesh Bank.
üInterest rate for start-up loan under SME will be 4.00% p.a. as per SMESPD circular no. 02 dated 09 July 2025 of BB.