FID Circular No. 02: Disbursement of cash assistance to 50 Lac COVID-19 affected families during Mujibborsho

FINANCIAL INCLUSION DEPARTMENT
BANGLADESH BANK
HEAD OFFICE
DHAKA.
FID Circular No.-02/2020 Dated:
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.
Disbursement of cash assistance to 50 Lac COVID-19 affected families during Mujibborsho.

In order to provide cash assistance to 50 lakh families affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) during Mujibborsho, the following decisions have been taken by the Office of the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh:

a) For beneficiaries who do not have a mobile phone or for whom it is not possible to open a mobile financial service account, bank accounts with a 10/- Taka deposit shall be opened solely on the basis of National ID or Smart Card information and certification by the Upazila Executive Officer; b) Measures shall be taken to provide cash to beneficiaries through debit vouchers if they do not have a cheque book; c) However, if any beneficiary is already an account holder of any bank, there is no need to open a new bank account for them.

You are hereby directed to take necessary measures for the implementation of this decision.

Yours faithfully,
(Md. Anowarul Islam)
General Manager
Phone-9530543
Email: fid@bb.org.bd
22 Asharh 1427
06 July 2020