BFIU Circular Letter No. 03: Amendment of BFIU Circular Letter No. 01/2017 Dated 16 January 2017

1 Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Bangladesh Bank Head Office Dhaka. Website: www.bfiu.gov.bd BFIU Circular Letter No. 03/2017 Date:

Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Banks Operating in Bangladesh

Dear Sir,

Reference: Amendment of BFIU Circular Letter No. 01/2017, dated 16 January 2017.

The Unit hereby replaces the definition of "Dignitaries" provided in the footnote on pages 10 and 15 of "Guidelines for Customer Due Diligence and Record Keeping of Customers and Beneficial Owners" issued to all scheduled banks through BFIU Circular Letter No. 01/2017, dated 16 January 2017, as follows:

"Dignitaries shall mean Members of Parliament, Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Councilors of City Corporations, Gazetted Officers of Grade 9 and above of the National Pay Scale, Teachers of Public Universities, Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Upazila Parishads, Chairmen of Union Parishads, Mayors and Councilors of Pouras (Municipalities), Professors of Private Universities, Principals of Private Colleges, Head Teachers of Private High Schools, Editors of National Daily Newspapers, Notaries Public, Officers of Grade 7 or above of Semi-government/Autonomous/State Organizations, and Officers of Grade 9 and above of Bangladesh Bank."

You are requested to acknowledge receipt and bring this matter to the attention of all concerned.

Yours faithfully,

(Debashis Debnath) General Manager and Operational Head Phone: 9530118 16 January 2017 2 Magh, 1423