Branch Location - Bangladesh Bank (Bogra Office)

Kazi Sayedur Rahman			Provash Chandra Mallick
Executive Director			General Manager
Tel:	880-51-69205		Tel:	880-51-51600
email:	kazi.sayedur@bb.org.bd		email:	provash.mallick@bb.org.bd
Fax:	880- 51-51190
Official email:	gm.bog@bb.org.bd

Functions

Bangladesh Bank, Bogra was established on 1st January 1964. It performs traditional central banking functions and oversees the compliance of policies and procedures framed by the Head office and follows relevant banking laws and regulations. The operational jurisdiction of the Office is limited to five districts of North Bengal viz. Bogra, Sirajgonj, Joypurhat, Naogaon and Gaibandha.

Inspection Activities:

The Office supervises and monitors the activities of the 690 branches of 48 banks and 8 branches of 7 financial institutions of its jurisdiction by means of both on-site and off-site supervision. Several departments are engaged in carrying out this supervisory role. Bogra Office conducted 208 Comprehensive, 6 SME/Agricultural, 54 Special and 7 foreign exchange transactions inspections during the year, 2016. The Office maintains regular surveillance over the foreign exchange transactions of 25 Authorized Dealers and 6 Money Changers. The activities of the Money Changers are inspected on half-yearly-basis. Agricultural Credit Department and SME & Special Program Department monitor the lending operations of rural credits & SME sectors in the region. A "woman entrepreneur development unit" under "SME & Special Program Department"� in our office has been established under woman officials to protect the interest of woman entrepreneurs of this jurisdiction.�� In order to protect the interest of the customers of Banks and Financial Institutions� a section called� �Customers�� Interest Protection Center (CIPC)� is also established. The telephone, mobile, FAX numbers and E-mail address of the concerned official are mentioned bellow:-

Hotline:16236 Telephone No.051-51617, 051-51170-43056

051-51170-43056

Mobile No.- 01798-57 55 48

FAX No. - 051-51190; 051-51617

E-mail:  sm.sazzad@bb.org.bd

Banking Activities:

Bogra Office acts as the banker to the banks as well as to the government within it�s jurisdiction . It maintains Current Accounts for main branches of 42 local scheduled banks. These banks may avail TT discounting facilities in order to meet unforeseen shortages of cash. It also provides remittance facilities to banks, public bodies and staff in the form of Cash, Bank draft, Govt draft, TT etc. It also maintains all Govt. accounts as a banker of government. At present core banking live operation and BACH are going on smoothly in this office. The office has introduced online based EFT system (without instrument) for selling and encashing a variety of saving Instruments on behalf of the govt. The office effects remittances to and from branches of the scheduled banks, chests and sub-chests of the region. Sometimes it also provides the remittance needed by the bank branches of the other areas also. Cash Department transacts, sorts, examines and exchanges cash with banks and public. The office extends refund facilities of defective notes. A number of sections of the office are engaged in internal administration, welfare, internal control, procurements of articles, supervising construction and maintenance activities.

The Office also performs some developmental functions. It acts as a forum for banks, financial institutions and local business community and holds meetings, training programs, seminars and workshops on important issues of internal, regional and national interest.