FID Circular No. 02: Opening Bank Accounts for Dwellers of Angorpota-Dohogram and Newly Included 111 Enclaves in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bank
Chief Executive Financial Inclusion Department Dhaka.

FID Circular No. 02 Date: 19 Srabon 1422
03 August 2015
Managing Director / Chief Executive
All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh
Regarding opening bank accounts for dwellers of Angorpota, Dohogram, and 111 newly included enclaves in mainland Bangladesh under the official account number with a minimum deposit of 10 Taka.

To ensure access to financial services for the dwellers of the 111 newly included enclaves integrated into mainland Bangladesh along with Angorpota and Dohogram, with the aim of improving their quality of life, it has been decided to open bank accounts with a minimum deposit of 10 Taka. Necessary measures regarding this matter must be taken through nearby bank branches of the said areas.

In accordance with the instructions of GBCSRD Circular No. 03 dated 09 April 2015, a report on "Accounts of Newly Included Enclave Dwellers" must be submitted quarterly using the specified format.

No service charges or fees shall be levied for opening and operating such accounts.

This instruction shall take immediate effect.

Yours faithfully,

(Nurunnahar)
General Manager
Phone-9530343
E-mail: n.nurunnahar@bb.org.bd