DOS Circular Letter No. 34: Submission of Market Disclosure (Pillar-3) under the Guidelines on Risk Based Capital Adequacy (RBCA)

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Department of Off-site Supervision Bangladesh Bank Head Office Dhaka-1000

DOS Circular Letter No.-34

10 November, 2020 Date:----------------------- 25 Kartik, 1427

Managing Director/Chief Executives All Scheduled Banks in Bangladesh. Dhaka/Rajshahi

Dear Sir,

Submission of Market Disclosure (Pillar-3) under the Guidelines on Risk Based Capital Adequacy (RBCA)

Please refer to the Guidelines on Risk Based Capital Adequacy (Revised Regulatory Capital Framework for banks in line with Basel III) issued vide BRPD Circular No-18 dated 21 December 2014 on the captioned subject.

2. Banks have been instructed to provide required disclosure as per para no.10.4 of the above mentioned guidelines at the end of March of each year (except the banks that close their accounts at the end of June). With a view to facilitating compilation of market disclosure statements in a timely manner, banks are now instructed to provide required disclosure in both qualitative and quantitative form, within 7 (seven) working days of finalizing the annual audited financial statements as per the allowable time limit under section 40 of Bank Company Act, 1991.

3. This Circular letter has been issued under the power conferred by section 45 of Bank Company Act, 1991. It will come into force with immediate effect.

Yours sincerely,

(Shabari Islam) Deputy General Manager Phone: 9530207