Cancellation of BFIU Circular Letter No. 1

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Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit
2nd Floor, 2nd Annex Building
Bangladesh Bank, Head Office
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh.

BFIU Circular Letter No. 4

Date: 13 Falgun 1432 Bangabda
26 February 2026 CE

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

Subject: Submission of Cash Transaction Report (CTR).

Dear Sir,

1. BFIU Circular Letter No. 1 issued by this Unit on 08 January 2026 is hereby cancelled with reference to the subject cited above.

2. This directive will come into effect from 01 March 2026. Additionally, CTRs for the period of 22–28 February 2026 must be submitted by 03 March 2026.

3. Accordingly, in accordance with the instructions in paragraph 6 of BFIU Circular No. 26 issued on 16 June 2020, advice is given to submit Cash Transaction Reports (CTR) starting from the month of March 2026.

4. This directive is issued under the powers conferred by Section 23(1)(g) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and Section 15(1)(g) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009.

Yours faithfully,

(A K M Golam Mahmud)
Director (BFIU)
Phone: 9530170

Phone: +88-02-9530118, Fax: +88-02-9530089, www.bb.org.bd/bfiu