FEPD Circular No. 37: Import and Export of Currency Notes

Foreign Exchange Policy Department
Bank of Bangladesh
Head Office
Dhaka

FEPD Circular No. 37
Date: 15 October, 2017

To All Authorized Dealer Banks for Foreign Exchange Transactions

Dear Sir,

Import and Export of Currency Notes.

Pursuant to Section 8(1) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 (amended in 2015) and Government Notification No. F1(8)-EF/49 dated 2 May, 1949, the limit for carrying Bangladeshi currency per person upon arrival in Bangladesh from abroad and upon departure from Bangladesh has been raised from BDT 5,000/- (Five Thousand) to BDT 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) under the Bank of Bangladesh Notification No. FE-01/2014-BB and FEPD Circular No. 05 issued on the same date, January 30, 2014.

The Bank of Bangladesh Notification No. FE-01/2017-BB dated 15/10/2017 regarding this matter is reproduced on the next page.

2. The instructions contained in paragraphs 1 and 9 of Chapter 6, Volume I of the Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Transactions, 2009, shall be deemed amended accordingly.

All concerned parties are requested to take note of the aforementioned matter.

Yours faithfully,

(Md. Shahidul Islam)
Deputy General Manager
Phone: 9530625

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Bank of Bangladesh
Notification No. FE-01/2017-BB
Dhaka, 30 Ashwin, 1424 (15 October, 2017)

Import and Export of Currency Notes

The Notification No. FE-01/2014-BB issued by the Bank of Bangladesh on January 30, 2014 (17 Magh, 1420) is hereby amended as follows:

The limit for carrying Bangladeshi currency per person upon arrival in Bangladesh from abroad and upon departure from Bangladesh has been raised from BDT 5,000/- (Five Thousand) to BDT 10,000/- (Ten Thousand).

Signed/-

(Abu Hena Mohd. Rajee Hasan)
Deputy Governor