Govt releases Tk 15b cash incentives for exporters

FE Team | Published: May 15, 2026 23:31:02

FE REPORT
The government has released Tk 15 billion in cash incentives for the country's exporters.
It is the fourth tranche of export subsidy for the fiscal year (FY) 2025-26.
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently issued an order on the disbursement of the export intensive, which was followed by issuance of a debit authority in favour of the central bank by the Office of the Controller General of Accounts.
The cash incentives will be distributed among eligible exporters through designated banks.
The banks concerned, however, are barred from utilising the funds for any other purposes, according to the ministry's order.
The ministry has also cautioned that legal action will be taken against any banks or exporters found violating the rules and provisions related to the disbursement of the incentives.
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will provide the necessary funds to the respective banks to facilitate the distribution of the export support among exporters based on their requirements.
The cash incentive programme continues to cover key export oriented sectors, including ready-made garments, frozen shrimp and fish, leather goods, and jute products, as the government had earlier extended the export incentive scheme to 43 sectors for the first half of FY 2025-26, from July 1 to December 31.
According to a BB circular, the rates of the existing cash incentive range from 0.30 per cent to 10 per cent for various categories of exportable goods.
According to the circular, the highest 10 per cent rate of cash incentive has been fixed for exports of vegetables, fruits, and processed agricultural produce, diversified jute products, 'halal' meat and meat products, accumulator batteries, leather products, potato peels, and light- engineering products.
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