Bangladesh Bank holds the policy rate at 9.50 per cent in its quarterly monetary policy statement

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Bangladesh Bank holds the policy rate at 9.50 per cent in its quarterly monetary policy statement

30 September 2026

Bangladesh Bank announced its quarterly monetary policy statement for the October-December quarter of the 2026-27 fiscal year and left the repo rate unchanged at 9.50 per cent.
The Standing Lending Facility rate stays at 11.00 per cent and the Standing Deposit Facility rate at 7.50 per cent.
The decision was taken at the fourteenth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee on 23 September 2026 and was presented by Deputy Governor Md Habibur Rahman.
The central bank said premature monetary easing could reignite inflation expectations, with headline inflation at 8.26 per cent in August 2026.
It also recorded private sector credit growth of 4.75 per cent in August 2026 and real GDP growth of 4.14 per cent for FY26.

Repo rate: 9.50 per cent Standing Lending Facility rate: 11.00 per cent Standing Deposit Facility rate: 7.50 per cent Period covered: October-December 2026 MPC meeting: 14th meeting, 23 September 2026

Why it matters for exams: Policy rates of India's neighbouring central banks are standard comparison questions in bank and UPSC papers.

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30 September 2026 Source: Bangladesh Bank

In plain words

Repo rate Repurchase rate — The rate at which the central bank lends short-term money to commercial banks against securities.

MPC Monetary Policy Committee — The committee inside a central bank that decides the policy interest rate.

SLF Standing Lending Facility — A window where banks can borrow from the central bank at a rate above the repo rate.