DCM Circular Letter No. 01/2026: Provision of Note Verification and Counting Services by Scheduled Bank Officials at Qurbani Haats in 2026 to Prevent Counterfeit Notes

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Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.

Department of Currency Management

DCM Circular Letter No.-01/2026 Date: 27 Baisakh, 1433 10 May, 2026

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

Dear Sir,

Regarding the provision of note verification and counting services by officials of scheduled banks to livestock traders at Qurbani Haats established on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, 2026, to prevent counterfeit notes.

It is advised to take necessary measures to establish counterfeit note identification booths at all approved Qurbani Haats (up to Upazila level) across Bangladesh on the occasion of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha, 2026, to curb the misdeeds of counterfeit note circulation networks:

1. The list of responsible banks to provide free note verification services to livestock traders and buyers continuously from the start of the Haat until the night before Eid, assisted by counterfeit note identification machines at Haats approved by Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation, is attached herewith. In this regard, the name, designation, and mobile number of a suitable official nominated as the coordinator of your bank, along with the names, designations, and mobile numbers of the nominated officials for service provision at the said Haats, must be sent to naima.tanzin@bb.org.bd and zarrin.tasnim@bb.org.bd by email by 17/05/2026. It is noted that the coordinator of your bank will monitor the activities of the officials performing duties at the relevant Haat;

2. In districts outside Dhaka where Bangladesh Bank offices exist, you must instruct your relevant Regional Offices/Branches to provide necessary assistance in similar arrangements under the leadership of the relevant Bangladesh Bank office at livestock Haats approved by the relevant City Corporation/Union Parishad;

3. For the distribution of responsibilities among various banks at livestock Haats approved by City Corporations, Municipalities, and Thana/Upazilas in districts without Bangladesh Bank offices, the Chest Branches of Sonali Bank PLC have been assigned duties. You must instruct the branches of your bank at the district/upazila level to provide note verification services at the Haats according to the duties distributed by the Chest Branch of Sonali Bank PLC;

4. Cash counting facilities using note counting machines must be provided at the booths established at the Haats;

5. For the convenience and cooperation of the booth establishment program, the relevant City Corporation authorities, District Municipality authorities, Upazila Executive Officer/relevant Municipality authorities, and the responsible lessee of the approved Haat may be contacted, and (if necessary) the relevant Police, BGB, RAB, and Ansar authorities may be contacted for overall security;

6. If any counterfeit note is detected during note verification at the booth, necessary measures must be taken in accordance with the instructions mentioned in Circular No.-Counterfeit Note: 01(Policy)/2007-191 dated 04/07/2007 of this department (formerly DCMPS);

7. A banner/notice mentioning the bank's name and 'Counterfeit Note Identification Booth' must be displayed at the booth;

8. The video clip containing the security features of bank notes must be displayed on the TV monitors installed at your bank branches for customers every working day until before Eid throughout the entire banking hours;

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Phone: 88-02-9550448, 9554896, IP: 88-02-55665001-6, Fax: 88-02-9530499, Web: www.bb.org.bd

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Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.

Department of Currency Management

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9. Necessary financial facilities will be provided to the officials/employees performing duties in accordance with the applicable rules of your bank for performing the relevant duties; and

10. A report must be compulsorily sent to this department regarding the matters implemented by you under the above instructions within 30 (thirty) working days after the conclusion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha.

Yours faithfully,

(Signature) 10.5.26 (K.M. Ibrahim) Director (DCM) Phone: 9530090

Enclosure:

• List of scheduled banks responsible at livestock Haats proposed by Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation.
• Copy of Circular No.-Counterfeit Note: 01(Policy)/2007-191 dated 04/07/2007 of this department (formerly DCMPS).

Phone: 88-02-9550448, 9554896, IP: 88-02-55665001-6, Fax: 88-02-9530499, Web: www.bb.org.bd

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Department of Currency Management Bangladesh Bank Head Office Dhaka.

List of banks responsible at Dhaka North City Corporation Qurbani Livestock Haats:

Sr. No.	Name of Qurbani Livestock Haat	Name of Responsible Bank
1.	Gabtali Livestock Haat (Permanent Haat)	Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC
		Simanto Bank PLC
2.	Empty land at Mirpur Section-6, Ward No.-6 (Eastern Housing)	AB Bank PLC
		National Bank PLC
3.	Empty land at Mirpur Kalshi Balur Maidan (16 Bigha)	Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC
		Eastern Bank PLC
4.	Empty land adjacent to Dhaka Polytechnic Institute	IFIC Bank PLC
		Meghna Bank PLC
5.	Empty land adjacent to Merul Badda Kanchabazar	United Commercial Bank Limited PLC
6.	Empty land next to East Hajipara, Iqra Madrasa	NRIB Commercial Bank PLC
7.	Empty land adjacent to 40 ft road at Mohammodpur Bashila	City Bank PLC
		Agrani Bank PLC
8.	Empty land in the Bou Bazar area adjacent to Sector 16 and 18, Uttara Diabari	BRAC Bank PLC
		Bangladesh Commerce Bank
9.	Empty land excluding only the road included in Dhaka North Corporation from Vatulia Sheikh Ali Madrasa to Sector 10 Rana Vola Swing Gate	Trust Bank PLC
10.	Empty land in Rahaman Nagar residential area adjacent to Kanchukuda Bazar	Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC
11.	Empty land at West Para adjacent to Mondol Checkpoint at 43rd Ward, Khilkhet Thana	Mutual Trust Bank PLC
12.	Empty land under the Elevated Expressway adjacent to Khilkhet Bazar	NRIB Bank PLC
		Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC
13.	Empty land adjacent to Batar Sutivola Khal (Batar Sutivola)	Bank Asia PLC
14.	Empty land at Bonrupa Residential Project	Jamuna Bank PLC
15.	Empty land at Mahakhali TNDT Field	Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC
16.	Empty land at Swadesh Property under Badda Thana	Bengal Commercial Bank PLC
17.	Empty land of Bor Beraid Basondhara Group	Citizens Bank PLC
18.	Empty land behind the Rajnigandha Supermarket at Kudil Bazar	Basic Bank PLC

Special Note: If any Haat's activity is cancelled/any new Haat is added by Dhaka North City Corporation for any special reason, the relevant bank will be informed in due course.

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Department of Currency Management Bangladesh Bank Head Office Dhaka.

List of banks responsible at Dhaka South City Corporation Qurbani Livestock Haats:

Sr. No.	Name of Qurbani Livestock Haat	Name of Responsible Bank
1.	Sarulia Bazar (Permanent Haat)	The Premier Bank PLC
		Uttara Bank PLC
2.	Empty land on the river bank at the west side of Postagola Cremation Ground	Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC
		Bangladesh Krishi Bank
3.	Surrounding empty land near Mitra Sangha Club at Uttar Shahjahanpur Khilgaon Railway Gate Bazar	Dhaka Bank PLC
		Rupali Bank PLC
4.	Empty land at the north side of Amulia Aligod Model College	Janata Bank PLC
		One Bank PLC
5.	Surrounding empty land near Rahmatganj Club, Lalbagh	Jamuna Bank PLC
		Community Bank Bangladesh PLC
6.	Empty land adjacent to Shyampur Kadamtoli Truck Stand	Jamuna Bank PLC
7.	Empty land of Amin Mohammad Group adjacent to Shikdar Medical	South East Bank PLC
		Midland Bank PLC
8.	Unused empty land of the road adjacent to Kajla Bridge to Matuail Munshibari Pump	Pubali Bank PLC
9.	Empty land at the south side of Sadek Hossen Khoka Maidan	SBSC Bank PLC
10.	Empty land at the south-east side of Brothers Union Club	BRAC Bank PLC
11.	Empty land at the north side of Outfitters Staff Quarter at Golapbag	Mercantile Bank PLC
12.	Empty land in Bonshree Housing near Mostamari Mod	National Credit and Commerce Bank PLC
13.	Area from Dayaganj Railway Crossing to Jurain Railway Crossing	Sonali Bank PLC

Special Note: If any Haat's activity is cancelled/any new Haat is added by Dhaka South City Corporation for any special reason, the relevant bank will be informed in due course.

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Bangladesh Bank Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh

Department of Currency Management and Payment Systems (Counterfeit and Counterfeit Note Prevention and Monitoring Cell)

Circular No.- Counterfeit Note: 01(Policy)/2007-191 Date: 04/07/2007

Chief Executive, All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.

Dear Sir,

Regarding the bank's liability in the event of receipt of counterfeit notes.

It is alleged that in the transactions of scheduled banks, when a customer presents a counterfeit note at the counter, the officials pierce the counterfeit note and return it to the customer. This is not in accordance with the rules. In the event of receipt of counterfeit notes, clear instructions are given in Section 52 of Treasury Rules, Part-III, Chapter-IV regarding the bank's liability, which are as follows:

"(1) In the event of a forged note being presented, the note and the presenter should be made over to the police, if the Bank considers it advisable to do so. If, however, the Bank office is convinced that the presenter has presented the forged note in good faith, believing it to be genuine he should impound the note, take his name, his father's name, local and permanent address and his full signature with date or left hand thumb impression if he is illiterate on the back of forged note, and his statement regarding the person from whom he received the note. The forged note and the presenter's statement should be sent to the police for further enquiry. Note - When a forged note is impounded, it should be stamped with the word "Forged" or the word "Forged" should be written on it in red ink in large letters before it is sent to the police for enquiry.

(2) Notes disfigured by oil or other substances should be scrutinised with special care, as forged notes are sometimes intentionally thus disfigured to render detection difficult.

(3) The managers of all banks have instructions to send forged notes presented to them to the police who will send them to Currency Officer for necessary action.

(4) The Bangladesh Bank has authorised Currency Officer in Dhaka and designated officers in its other branches to impound forged notes."

In this regard, you are advised to take appropriate measures in accordance with the instructions given in the above section after the receipt of counterfeit notes at bank branches.

Yours faithfully,

(Signature) (Zohari Moinul Haque) General Manager Phone- 9520772