DHAKA, July 15, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Bank (BB) has lowered the policy or repo rate by 50 basis points to 8 percent 

The monetary policy department of the central bank issued a circular in this regard today.

The circular states that, under the Interest Rate Corridor framework of the monetary policy, the lower bound of the policy interest rate corridor - Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) - has been revised downward by 50 basis points from 8.50 percent to 8 percent for further enhancing the dynamism of the interbank money market (call money market) and streamlining liquidity management.

In addition, the upper bound of the policy interest rate corridor - Standing Lending Facility (SLF) - will remain unchanged at 11.5 percent and the overnight repo policy rate will also remain unchanged at 10 percent.