Bangladesh Bank Regulations for Financial Institutions

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Introduction: The Regulatory Architecture Governing Financial Institutions in Bangladesh

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?? ?????????? ?????? ???—???? ???????????? ????????, ??????? ????????? ??? ???????? (BRPD)/???????? (DFIM) ?????????—?? ??????? ??????? ??? ??, ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ?? ????? ????? ??????????? ????? ??? ????


?. ?????? ??? ???????? (NBFI)-?? ???? ?????????? ??????

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????????? ???????? ???????? ?? ???????? ?????????? ???? ???????????? ????????????? ????????? ??????? ??:

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  • ??? ??????? ?????? ?????: ??????? ?????????? ?????? ?????????, ?? ?????? ?? ???? (??????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ????????) ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ???????? ????? ?????? ?? ????? ?????? ????? ??? ???
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  • ??????? ???????? ?????? ??? ??????????? ?? ?????? ???? ????????? ??????? ?????? (RJSC)-?? ????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ???? ????

?. ????? ?????????? ??? ?????????????? (?????????????) ????????

??????? ???????: ?????????? ???????????? ????? ? (BASEL-III Guidelines, BRPD Circular No. 18/2014) ???????? ??.?% ??????? ????? ???? ???????????? ????? ?????? (CRAR) ????? ????? ???, ??? ????? ?.?% ????????? ????????? ????? ???????????? ?? ???????? ???????? ?????? ?????? (SLR) ??? ??? ???? ?????? (CRR) ??????? ????????????

???????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ?????????? ???? ????????? ???? ????? ? ??????????? ????? ?????????????? ?? ????????????? ???????? ??????? ???:

  • ????? ???? ???????????? ????? ?????? (CRAR): ??????? ??% ??? ?? ???? ?.?% ????????? ????????? ????? = ??.?% ??????? ??????????????
  • ??? ???? ?????? (CRR): ???????? ??? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ?????? ?% ????? ????? ??? (?? ??????? ?????? ????????? ???????? ????????)?
  • ???????? ?????? ?????? (SLR): ??????? ???????? ???? ??%, ?????? ???????-??????? ???????? ???? ?.?%?
  • ??? ????????? ????: ???? ???????? ??? ??????? ???????? ??% ??? ????????? ?? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? (?????? ???????? ???, ??? ????)?
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???????? (BRPD) ????????? ?? ??, ???? ??? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????:

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?. ???? ???????? ???????? ??? ?????? (CFT) ???????

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???????? ?????? (BB)-?? ????? ???????? ???????? ??????????????? ???????????? ????? (BFIU) ?????????? ???????? ??????? ???:

  • ???????? ????? ????????? (CDD) ??? ???????????? ?????????? ?????????? (PEPs) ???? ?????? ????? ????????? (Enhanced Due Diligence)?
  • ??? ?????? ????????? (CTR): ?,??,??? ???? (?? ????????) ?? ???? ??? ???????? ???????? ??????????? ????????? ??????
  • ????????? ?????? ????????? (STR): ?????????? ???????? ??? ?????? ????? ?? ????????? ????? ????? ????????-?? ???? ????????? ??????
  • ???-????????? ??? ??????? ???????: ?????? ??? ????????-???? ???????? ???????????? ????????? (CAMLCO) ?????? ??????? ??????? ???-????????? ??? ??????
  • ????????????? ????????-?? ????????? ?????????? ????? ?????

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