Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday unveiled a monetary policy statement for the first half of the financial year of 2026-2027, making no change in the existing interest rate framework.

The central bank presented the MPS for the July-December period at its headquarters with BB governor Md. Mostaqur Rahman in the chair.

Under the current MPS, the policy rate will remain as high as 10 per cent while the upper ceiling of the interest rate corridor known as SLF (standing liquidity facility) will be 11.50 per cent, and the floor rate or SDF (standing deposit facility) is 7.50 per cent.

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