Government borrowing from commercial banks has risen by 74% in the current financial year, driven largely by sluggish private sector credit growth and a strategic move to reduce its debt to the central bank under a contractionary monetary policy.

According to data from Bangladesh Bank, the government secured Tk78,832 crore from commercial banks through the issuance of Treasury bills and bonds between July and 20 February, compared to Tk45,231 crore in the same period the previous year. Currently, the government's total outstanding borrowing from commercial banks amounts to Tk3.97 lakh crore.