BRPD Circular Letter No. 61: Precautionary measures to ensure safety of the bank branch

Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh Ref No.: BRPD-Reg & Policy-61 Banking Regulation and Policy Department BRPD Circular Letter No. 61 November 20, 2023 Date: -------------------- 05 Agrahayan 1430

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

Dear Sir,

Subject: Precautionary measures to ensure safety of the bank branch

Reference is drawn to your attention to BRPD Circular No. 07 dated July 5, 2015, issued on the above subject.

2. In order to ensure greater security of bank premises, the aforementioned circular provided various necessary instructions, including the installation of a sufficient number of CCTV/IP cameras/spy cameras at the entrance, interior, exterior perimeter, and all types of IT rooms (and others) of bank branches, and the retention of recorded video footage for a minimum of one year.

3. Now, in the interest of the security of bank premises and property, banks shall follow the following instructions:

a) Banks shall take necessary measures to bring the installed/planned CCTV/IP cameras/spy cameras at the entrance, interior, and exterior perimeter of bank premises (branches, sub-branches, owned/rented buildings, etc.) under continuous monitoring;

b) Banks shall take necessary measures to ensure that the video footage recorded by the cameras can be accessed by the nearest police station upon request.

4. In addition to the above, the other instructions of the aforementioned circular shall remain unchanged.

5. These instructions are issued under the power granted in Section 45 of the Bank Company Act, 1991.

6. These instructions shall be effective immediately.

Yours faithfully,

(Mohammad Shahriar Siddique) Director (BRPD) Phone: 9530252