DCM Circular Letter No. 02: Taking Necessary Steps by the Scheduled Banks for Fake Note Prevention in the Month of Holy Ramadan

Department of Currency Management
(Counterfeit and Inconvertible Note Prevention and Circulation Cell) Bangladesh Bank Head Office Dhaka. 1 Circular Letter No. DCM-02/2017 Date: 05/06/2017 Managing Director / Chief Executive All Scheduled Banks.

Dear Sir,

Regarding the steps taken to prevent fake notes in the holy month of Ramadan.

In order to prevent the misdeeds of note counterfeiting rings during the current month of Ramadan, you are requested to ensure the following steps are taken and inform this department:

(1) Promote the video clip containing the security features of genuine banknotes according to the attached list in Dhaka city and according to the list maintained by the branches of Bangladesh Bank in other divisional cities including Bogura at important gathering places/road intersections;

(2) Display the aforementioned video clip on the TV monitors installed for customer entertainment at your bank branches throughout banking hours;

(3) Carefully receive notes from customers and, in accordance with the instructions of this department's letter dated 11/12/2013, mandatory verification of notes using counterfeit detection machines when receiving and issuing notes, and before feeding money into ATMs.

Yours faithfully,

(Md. Sultan Masud Ahmed)
General Manager
Phone: 9530090

This matter is of public interest and highly urgent.

Enclosure: 02 (Two).

Sr. No.	Bank Name	Location	Date
1.	Sonali Bank Ltd.	Shapla Square, Motijheel	11 & 18 June 2017
2.	Agrani Bank Ltd.	Abdulnaha Pur, Uttara 11	11 & 18 June 2017
3.	Janata Bank Ltd.	Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Dhaka	11 & 18 June 2017
4.	Rupali Bank Limited	Sutrapur, Dhaka	11 & 18 June 2017
5.	Pubali Bank Limited	In front of National Museum	11 & 18 June 2017
6.	Uttara Bank Limited	Sadarghat, Dhaka	11 & 18 June 2017
7.	AB Bank Limited	Hazaribag, Dhaka	11 & 18 June 2017
8.	National Bank Limited	Yatriabari, Dhaka	11 & 18 June 2017
9.	The City Bank Limited	Badda, Dhaka	11 & 18 June 2017
10.	Southeast Bank Limited	Karwan Bazar, Dhaka	11 & 18 June 2017
11.	Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited	Gulistan, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
12.	Dhaka Bank Limited	Sayedabad, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
13.	IFIC Bank Limited	Shantinagar, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
14.	Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited	Banani Bazar, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
15.	Bangladesh Commercial Bank Limited	Malibag Super Market, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
16.	Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.	Hatirpool Bazar, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
17.	Jamuna Bank Limited	Rampura Bazar, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
18.	Brac Bank Limited	Uttara-11 No. Sector, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
19.	UCB Bank	Uttara Azimpur, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
20.	One Bank Limited	Bonshri, Dhaka	12 & 19 June 2017
21.	Fast Security Islami Bank Limited	Mohammadpur Krishi Market, Dhaka	13 & 20 June 2017
22.	Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd.	Press Club, Dhaka	13 & 20 June 2017
23.	National Bank of Pakistan	Nayapaltan, Dhaka	13 & 20 June 2017
24.	Mutual Trust Bank Limited	Rajlakhi, Uttara, Dhaka	13 & 20 June 2017
25.	City Bank N.A.	Kamalapur Railway Station	13 & 20 June 2017
26.	Exim Bank Limited	Mirpur-10, Dhaka	13 & 20 June 2017
27.	United Commercial Bank Limited	Mouchak, Dhaka	13 & 20 June 2017
28.	Social Islami Bank Limited	Kolabagan, Dhaka	13 & 20 June 2017

Sr. No.	Bank Name	Location	Date
29.	Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited	Shantinagar, Dhaka	13 & 20 June 2017
30.	National Credit and Commerce Bank Limited	Kalyanpur Bus Stand	13 & 20 June 2017
31.	Mercantile Bank Limited	Imamganj, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
32.	Standard Bank Limited	Captain Bazar, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
33.	Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation	Kudil/Jamuna Future Park	14 & 21 June 2017
34.	The Premier Bank Limited	Fakirapul Bazar, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
35.	ICBC Islamic Bank Ltd.	Agargaon, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
36.	Eastern Bank Limited	Banshal, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
37.	Prime Bank Limited	Mirpur-1, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
38.	The Trust Bank Limited	Kochukhet Bazar, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
39.	Habib Bank Limited	Rajdhani Super Market, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
40.	Bangladesh Krishi Bank	Alam Market, Jurain, Dhaka	14 & 21 June 2017
41.	Basic Bank Limited	Shyamoli, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
42.	Bank Al Falah	Mirpur-12, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
43.	State Bank of India	Shahjahanpur, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
44.	Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd.	Farmgate, Dhaka.	15 & 22 June 2017
45.	Standard Chartered Bank	Gulshan-2, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
46.	Bank Asia Ltd.	Basabo, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
47.	NRIB Commercial Bank Ltd.	Mugdapaara, Dhaka.	15 & 22 June 2017
48.	NRIB Grameen Bank Ltd.	Ittefaq More, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
49.	Madhumati Bank Ltd.	Mohakhali Kanchabazar	15 & 22 June 2017
50.	NRIB Bank Ltd.	Nawabpur	15 & 22 June 2017
51.	Midland Bank Ltd.	Airport Railway Station, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
52.	South Bengal Agricultural and Commerce Bank Ltd.	Baytul Mukarram, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
53.	Meghna Bank Ltd.	Savar, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
54.	Union Bank Ltd.	Gulshan-1, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
55.	Simant Bank Ltd.	Jigatola, Dhanmondi, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017
56.	Farmers Bank Ltd.	Keraniganj, Kotamtoli, Dhaka	15 & 22 June 2017