Nine public banks waive Tk 84.05b in 2022

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said six state-owned and three specialised banks waived Tk 84.05 billion in loan interest in 2022, according to UNB.

The six-state owned banks are Agrani Bank, Bangladesh Development Bank, Basic Bank, Janata Bank, Rupali Bank and Sonali Bank.

The three specialized banks are Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Probasi Kalyan Bank and Rajshahi Krishi Unnyan Bank.

In reply to a tabled question from Jatiya Party MP elected from Rangpur Mashiur Rahman Ranga, the minister said, the Boards of Directors of the nine banks approved interest waiver proposals favour of 4,621 customers in 2022.

The finance minister said in 2022, the interest waiver facility of worth Tk 16.2 billion of these banks was implemented.

Mustafa Kamal said that there is no opportunity to waive the principal amount by the scheduled banks.

He said the interest waiver benefits of state-owned banks have nothing to do with the bankruptcy of any bank.