The government should consider lowering the corporate tax rate for banks so that they can get through the financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Ali Reza Iftekhar, chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), also the Managing Director and CEO of Eastern Bank, said this in an interview with Dhaka Tribune's Mehedi Hasan.He also talked about current banking services amid the pandemic, the upcoming budget, and the challenges of implementing stimulus packages through banking channels.