STD Circular Letter No. 01: Regarding Remittance Reporting received from Bangladeshi Mariner/ Aircraft Pilot

Statistics Department
Bangladesh Bank
Head Office
Dhaka.
Ref. No. STD/CL/01

02, Chaitra 1426
STD Circular Letter No. 01 Date: ---------------- 16, March 2020

To:
All Approved Dealer Banks engaged in Foreign Exchange Transactions.

Dear Sir,

Subject: Reporting of Remittances Received as Foreign Income from Bangladeshi Mariners/Aircraft Pilots.

In accordance with the instructions issued by the Foreign Exchange Policy Department in its FE Circular Letter No. 08 dated 11 March 2020, cash assistance will be available against remittances sent through alternative channels as foreign income by Bangladeshi mariners/aircraft pilots employed in foreign offices of Bangladeshi shipping lines/airlines (excluding establishments owned by the Government of Bangladesh) and foreign shipping lines/airlines.

2. You are hereby informed that the information regarding remittances sent as foreign income by the aforementioned parties will continue to be reported in the Invisible Income (IDFB-5) - IDFB-3020 column of the relevant schedule of the Statistics Department, in accordance with the guidelines of the Statistics Department.

All concerned are requested to be informed about this matter.

Yours faithfully,

(Ashrafi Alam)
Deputy General Manager
Phone: 9530106