Rajshahi Agricultural Development Bank Act, 2014 (Act No. 19 of 2014).

The Act, consisting of 42 sections, establishes that the Rajshahi Agricultural Development Bank is a statutory body with permanent continuity having the power to acquire, possess, and transfer both movable and immovable property. The functions of this bank include: loans to people involved in agricultural, fisheries, livestock and poultry rearing and related industries, including cottage, fisheries and livestock industries. It specifies bank rules and procedures as well as advance payments. The bank may perform the following functions, namely: accept money as deposit; loan against the security of a property or in other way for business purposes; issue and sale of bonds and debentures; loans to small and medium enterprises (SME) subject to compliance with the provisions under the receipt and license of Bangladesh Bank; procurement, stock and other items related to agriculture, fisheries and livestock resources equipment, materials, fertilizers, chemicals or other materials used in agriculture, etc.