Business Desk :
The Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks to scrutinise the transactions made to the bank accounts of any e-commerce company.
The Payment Systems Department of the central bank issued a letter in this regard on Sunday, citing a trend among e-commerce companies to accept advance money directly from buyers in its own account ignoring the government’s Digital Commerce Operation Guidelines 2021.
The BB body directed the banks not to approve any direct deposit to the accounts of the e-commerce company paid by customers as advance.
In this case, the banks have been asked to verify the rationality of transaction profiles, scrutinise the nature of transactions and consider all possible risks while handling the bank accounts of e-commerce companies.
