State Minister Aninda Islam Amit urges NGOs to defer flood victims' loan installments without interest or penalties in Rangamati this month. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, July 12, 2026 (BSS) - State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit has requested not to collect the current month's loan installments from extremely poor borrowers affected by floods in Rangamati.

He made the call at a press briefing after a meeting with heads of government offices in Rangamati hill district at the Deputy Commissioner's Office today.

The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.

The state minister instructed Rangamati Deputy Commissioner Nazma Ashrafi to request the concerned organisations not to collect any additional interest or penalties from affected borrowers for delays in loan repayments.

The state minister said, "Many people in this region have been affected by the floods. Many of them have taken loans from NGOs for various purposes. In the current situation, it is extremely difficult for them to pay the installments for this month."

Therefore, the issue of accepting this month's installments later and not imposing any kind of interest or penalty due to delays was discussed with importance at the meeting, he added.

"The Deputy Commissioner will convey my request to the concerned NGO officials," he said.

Member of Parliament Dipen Dewan, Rangamati Superintendent of Police Mohammad Abdur Rakib, Member (Joint Secretary) of the Chattogram Hill Tracts Development Board Suman Barua, Chief Executive Officer of Rangamati Hill District Council Khondakar Mohammad Rezaul Karim and officials of relevant departments, were present, among others, at the meeting.