The government has no plan right now to cut interest rate on agriculture credit, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said in parliament yesterday.
“Right now, there is no plan to reduce the interest rate on agriculture credit,” he said, in response to a starred question of Golam Dastagir Gazi (Narayanganj-1).
The minister said the interest rate is 10% to 13% at present, which is cheaper than loans to other sectors.
Replying to a question of Enamul Haque (Rajshahi-4), he said total operating profits (unaudited) of the top ten banks stood at about Tk9,768 crore in 2013.
Of the 10 banks, Standard Charted Bank’s operating profit stood at Tk1,548.6 crore, followed by Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Tk 1,456.6 crore.
