Economic Reporter :
All scheduled banks have been asked to provide free service for cattle traders to identify counterfeit notes in the cattle markets
Bangladesh Bank issued a circular in this regard on Wednesday asking the banks to establish counterfeit note identification booths in the cattle huts under the city corporations of Dhaka north and south.
Banks will provide the service with the help of their experienced cash officers from the first day of starting cattle hut to the night before Eid.
Cattle traders will get the nonstop service during this period free of cost, said the circular.
Banks have been asked to send the list of their officials’ names and their contact numbers to Bangladesh Bank by September 5. The central bank suggested that the banks contact the city corporations and metropolitan police if need be to establish the booths.
Sonali Bank has been assigned to supervise the activities of establishing counterfeit note identification booths in other districts where there is no office of the central bank.
The banks assigned for providing service to the cattle huts in Dhaka North City Corporation are Sonali, Pubali, One, Uttara for Mirpur Gabtoli hut; The City, Premier for Khilkhet; ICB Islami, Shahjalal Islami for Uttar 15-16 sector; Bank Asia, Prime for Mirpur section-6, Word-6; BASIC, First Security for Bhashatek Benaroshi Polli; Trust, IFIC for Badda; Standard, Meghna for Asian City housing; Agrani, Union for Vatara cattle market.
All scheduled banks have been asked to provide free service for cattle traders to identify counterfeit notes in the cattle markets
Bangladesh Bank issued a circular in this regard on Wednesday asking the banks to establish counterfeit note identification booths in the cattle huts under the city corporations of Dhaka north and south.
Banks will provide the service with the help of their experienced cash officers from the first day of starting cattle hut to the night before Eid.
Cattle traders will get the nonstop service during this period free of cost, said the circular.
Banks have been asked to send the list of their officials’ names and their contact numbers to Bangladesh Bank by September 5. The central bank suggested that the banks contact the city corporations and metropolitan police if need be to establish the booths.
Sonali Bank has been assigned to supervise the activities of establishing counterfeit note identification booths in other districts where there is no office of the central bank.
The banks assigned for providing service to the cattle huts in Dhaka North City Corporation are Sonali, Pubali, One, Uttara for Mirpur Gabtoli hut; The City, Premier for Khilkhet; ICB Islami, Shahjalal Islami for Uttar 15-16 sector; Bank Asia, Prime for Mirpur section-6, Word-6; BASIC, First Security for Bhashatek Benaroshi Polli; Trust, IFIC for Badda; Standard, Meghna for Asian City housing; Agrani, Union for Vatara cattle market.
