Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur said that there is no reason to be anxious about the banking sector as the troubled banks are no longer under rogue ownership, and deposits are returning to positive trend now.
He also said that the net deposits of these banks, which are currently facing a liquidity crisis, are positive. He advised customers to refrain from withdrawing unnecessary money from the banks this time.
He mentioned that yesterday (September 22) the net deposit of these banks was Tk 810 crore positive. That is, the withdrawals are less than the volume of deposits coming in.
The governor said this while he was speaking at a press conference on Monday in Jahangir Alam conference hall of the central bank headquarters in Motijheel.
Dr Mansur said the bank is not closed, but the idea must merge some small banks. The decision will be taken in the light of the situation.
He said the inflation will be bearable by next March-April.
He hints that the central bank will increase the policy rate again this week to deal with rising inflation. Then next month will increase a bit more. Currently, the policy interest rate stands at 9 percent.