Regulatory Alerts2023-07-20
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BRPD Circular Letter No. 23: Implementation of Programs for National Mourning Day 2023
The document instructs all scheduled banks operating in Bangladesh to implement specific programs for National Mourning Day 2023, including lowering national flags on August 15, 2023, wearing black badges from August 1, 2023, and displaying banners. Banks are required to discuss the observance in management committee meetings, organize seminars on the life and work of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, provide humanitarian aid, plant trees, display authorized films or speeches on digital boards, and publish photographs of these events on their websites. These directives are issued under the powers granted by Section 45 of the Companies Act, 1991.
Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh. Ref No.: BRPD Banking Regulation and Policy Department BRPD Circular Letter No.-23 July 20, 2023 Date: ------------------ 05 Shraban 1430 Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Banks Operating in Bangladesh Dear Sir, "Context of Implementation of Programs Adopted for Observing 'National Mourning Day 2023'." In observance of the 48th Death Anniversary of the Great Architect of Independence, Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, "National Mourning Day 2023" is being observed. You are hereby directed to implement the following programs:
a) Lower the national flag at bank buildings (owned/rented) on August 15, 2023; b) Wear black badges for a month starting from August 1, 2023; c) Install special banners/festoons at bank buildings (owned/rented) on the occasion of National Mourning Day and pay tribute on August 15, 2023; d) Include the observance of National Mourning Day in the agenda of the bank's management committee meetings and take necessary measures to discuss it with importance; e) Organize a seminar on the life and work of Bangabandhu on August 15, 2023, or on a convenient date and time; f) Provide humanitarian aid/food assistance to the helpless and poor, considering the capacity of your own institution; g) Take necessary measures for tree planting and its conservation at the bank's own office or a convenient location according to the bank's own planning, and send SMS to customers inviting them to plant trees; h) If the bank has its own digital display boards, take necessary measures to display authorized films/speeches on the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, thereon; and
i) Ensure that photographs of all organized events are taken and displayed on the bank's own website.
- These directives are issued under the powers granted by Section 45 of the Companies Act, 1991.
Yours faithfully, (Mohammad Shahriar Siddique) Director (BRPD) Phone: 9530252