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Bangladesh Bank

Bangladesh Bank (BB; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Byāṅk) is the central bank of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bank is the principal monetary authority of the country and is responsible for issuing currency, formulating and implementing monetary policy, and maintaining price and financial stability. It is a member of the Asian Clearing Union and is fully owned by the government of Bangladesh.

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Institutional profile

Name
Bangladesh Bank [1]
Institution type
Central bank / monetary authority [1]
Jurisdiction / coverage
Bangladesh, People's Republic of [1]
Established
1971-12-16 [2]
Headquarters
Bangladesh Bank Building [2]
Country in background record
Bangladesh [2]

Institutional role and background

Bangladesh Bank (BB; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Byāṅk) is the central bank of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bank is the principal monetary authority of the country and is responsible for issuing currency, formulating and implementing monetary policy, and maintaining price and financial stability. It is a member of the Asian Clearing Union and is fully owned by the government of Bangladesh. [3]

The bank is active in developing green banking and a financial inclusion policy, and is an important member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a department of Bangladesh Bank, is a member FIU of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. [3]

Bangladesh Bank is the first central bank in the world to introduce a dedicated hotline (16236) for people to complain about any banking-related problem. Moreover, the organization is the first central bank in the world to issue a "Green Banking Policy". To acknowledge this contribution, then-governor Atiur Rahman was given the title 'Green Governor' at the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which was held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha. [3]

Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Bangladesh Bank, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.

Institutional history

  1. Establishment date in the institutional background record. [2]

Source-supported connections

Bangladesh Bank → Jurisdiction in the BOJ directory → Bangladesh, People's Republic of [1]

Frequently asked questions

When was Bangladesh Bank established?

1971-12-16. See the linked source for the institutional record. [2]

Where is Bangladesh Bank headquartered?

Bangladesh Bank Building. See the linked source for the institutional record. [2]

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Sources and review dates

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  3. Wikipedia contributors — Bangladesh Bank (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗

Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.