{
  "id": 7781437,
  "title": "Al-Arafah Islami Bank, BB sign pre-finance agreement for leather industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/al-arafah-islami-bank-bb-sign-pre-finance-agreement-for-leather",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:47:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/banks/419955/al-arafah-islami-bank-bb-sign-pre-finance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "To promote growth and development of the country’s leather and leather goods industry, Bangladesh Bank and Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC have signed a Tk2,000 crore pre-finance agreement to ensure investment facilities at low profit rates and on easy terms under Bangladesh Bank’s own fund. The agreement was signed on September 16 at a ceremony held at the head office of Bangladesh... Details",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
        "title": "ONE Bank, BB sign agreement under Tk5,000cr CMSME refinance scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/one-bank-bb-sign-agreement-under-tk5-000cr-cmsme-refinance-scheme",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:31:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}