Islamic banks have repaid Tk 5.9 billion to Bangladesh Bank after the central bank injected Tk 52.47 billion into the Shariah-based banking entities under the liquidity facility.
They gave back the amount to the Bangladesh Bank on Thursday, said sources at the central bank.
The amount was disbursed in two phases -- Tk 39.95 billion on Tuesday and Tk 12.52 billion on Wednesday.
Shariah-based banks used to largely depend on IBBL for short-term loans, but the recent liquidity crisis in the largest Islamic bank has put them in trouble, according to bankers.
Before the introduction of the Islamic Bank Liquidity Facility, they also borrowed from each other.
Some 10 out of 61 banks in the country are operating based on Shariah.
The banks are IBBL, ICB Islamic Bank, Al-Arafah Islami Bank, SIBL, Exim Bank, FSIBL, Shahjalal Islami Bank, Union Bank, Standard Bank and NRB Global Bank.
