AML/CFT Initiatives of Bangladesh and Active Circulares
I
try my best to accumulate Anti Money Laundering and Combat Financing of
Terrorism (AML/CFT) related all Acts, Rules, Sanction Lists, Guidance Notes and
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU)'s issued all Circulars and
Circular Letters under one umbrella. In addition to that I am also trying to
mark AML active Circulars / Circular Letters for our ready
reference.
1.
AML/CFT related Acts
2.
AML/CFT related Rules
3.
Sanction list
4.
AML/CFT Guidance notes
5.
AML/CFT Circulars/ Circular Letters
1. Acts of Bangladesh Regarding Money Laundering and Financing of
Terrorism:
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SL. No. |
Title |
Link |
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1 |
Money
Laundering Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2015 |
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2 |
Money Laundering
Prevention Act,2012 |
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3 |
Anti-terrorism
Act, 2009 |
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4 |
Anti
Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2013 |
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5 |
Mutual
Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters Act, 2012 |
2. Rules of Bangladesh regarding Money Laundering and terrorist
Financing
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SL. No. |
Title |
Link |
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1 |
Money
Laundering Prevention Rules, 2013 |
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2 |
Anti
Terrorism Rules, 2013 |
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3 |
Mutual
Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters Rules, 2012 |
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4 |
Money
laundering Prevention Rules 2019 |
3. Sanction List Bangladesh Domestic Sanction list and
others:
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SL. No. |
Title |
Link |
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1 |
Bangladesh
Domestic Sanction List |
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2 |
UN
Sanction List |
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3 |
OFAC
Sanction List |
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4 |
List of
FATF High-risk and other monitored jurisdictions |
4. BFIU
Guidelines Note
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SL. No |
Title |
link |
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1 |
Guidelines
on Electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) |
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2 |
Guidelines
for Prevention of Trade Based Money Laundering |
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3 |
Guidance
Notes for Prevention of Terrorist Financing and Financing of Proliferation of
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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4 |
Guidance
Notes on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) for all Reporting Organizations |
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5 |
Guidance
on Reporting Suspicious Transaction Report for the Reporting Organization |
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6 |
Guidelines
for Beneficial Owner |
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7 |
Guidelines
on Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Risk Management Guidelines for
Banks |
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8 |
Guidelines
on Implementation of The UN Security Council Resolutions Concerning Targetted
Finanacial Sanctions, Travel Ban, And Arms Embargo |
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9 |
Money
Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Guidelines for Financial
Institutions |
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10 |
Money
Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Guidelines for Banking
Sector |
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11 |
Guidance
notes on Prevention of Money Laundering for Banks |
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12 |
Guidance
Notes on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing for Financial
Institutions |
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13 |
Guidance
notes on AML&CFT for Insurance Companies |
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14 |
Guidance
notes on AML&CFT for Money Changers |
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15 |
Guidelines
for Postal Remittance Business for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist
Financing Risks |
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16 |
Guidelines
on Prevention of Money Laundering & Combating Financing of Terrorism for
Capital Market Intermediaries |
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17 |
Guidelines
on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing for NPO/NGO Sector |
5. All
BFIU’s Circulars/ Circular letters:
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SL |
Publish Date |
Title |
Link |
Remarks |
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1 |
16/06/20 |
BFIU
Circular No. 26: Instructions to be followed by the schedule banks for
prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation
financing |
Active |
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2 |
08/01/20 |
BFIU
Circular No. 25: Issuance of Guidelines on Electronic Know Your Customer
(e-KYC) |
Active |
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3 |
10/12/19 |
BFIU
Circular No. 24: Regarding Guidelines for Prevention of Trade Based Money
Laundering |
Active |
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4 |
24/02/19 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 01: Regarding Money laundering Prevention Rules 2019 |
Active |
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5 |
31/01/19 |
BFIU
Circular No. 22: Instructions regarding Exchange of Information among the
reporting organizations |
Active |
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6 |
31/01/19 |
BFIU
Circular No. 23: Instructions regarding Internal Control and Foreign Branches
and Subsidiaries of "Financial Institution Group" |
Active |
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7 |
30/01/19 |
BFIU
Circular No. 21: Amendment of Section 9 of BFIU Circular- 19 dated 17/09/2017 |
Active |
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8 |
22/04/18 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 01: Instructions to be followed by the schedule banks for
preserving secrecy of information. |
Active |
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9 |
22/04/18 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 02: Instructions to be followed by the financial
institutions for preserving secrecy of information. |
Active |
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10 |
20/09/17 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 04: Issuance of "Uniform KYC Profile Form" for
Insurance Companies. |
Active |
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11 |
17/09/17 |
BFIU
Circular No. 19: Instructions to be followed by the schedule banks for
prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation
financing. |
Active |
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12 |
17/09/17 |
BFIU
Circular No. 20: Instructions to be followed by the institutions engaged in
the mobile financial services for prevention of money laundering, terrorist
financing and proliferation financing. |
Active |
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13 |
30/01/17 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 03 : Amendment of BFIU Circular Letter No-01/2017
Dated-16/01/2017 |
Active |
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14 |
19/01/17 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 02: Instructions to be followed by Insurance Companies to
nominate Chief Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO) |
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15 |
16/01/17 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 01 : Issuance of "Uniform Account Opening Form &
KYC Profile Form" for Banks |
Active |
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16 |
11/02/16 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 01 : Instructions to be followed for the compliance of
Freezing Accounts of listed Individuals or Institutions and Other Issues
under the Sanction List of Different Resolutions of United Nations Security
Council |
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17 |
09/12/15 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 06: Circulation of Money Laundering Prevention
(Amendment) Act, 2015 |
Active |
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18 |
19/10/15 |
BFIU
Circular No. 18 : Master Circular regarding Instructions to be followed by
Capital market Intermediaries on preventing Money Laundering & Terrorist
Financing. |
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19 |
07/10/15 |
BFIU
Circular No. 17 : Instructions to be followed by co-operative societies on
preventing money laundering & terrorist financing |
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20 |
10/09/15 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 05 : Issuance of Money Laundering & Terrorist
Financing Risk Management Guidelines for Banks |
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21 |
10/09/15 |
BFIU
Circular No. 16 : Master Circular regarding Instructions to be followed by
the Insurance Companies on preventing Money Laundering & Terrorist
Financing |
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22 |
09/09/15 |
BFIU
Circular No. 15: Instructions to be followed by Money Changers to comply with
the provisions contained in MLPA, 2012 & ATA, 2009 |
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23 |
02/09/15 |
BFIU
Circular No. 14: Instructions to be followed by NGO/NPOs to comply with the
provisions contained in MLPA, 2012 & ATA, 2009 |
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24 |
30/07/15 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 04 : Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk
Assessment Guidelines for Financial Institutions |
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25 |
09/07/15 |
BFIU
Circular No. 13: Circular regarding Instructions to be followed by the real
estate developer, dealer in precious metals or stones, trust and company
service provider and lawyer, notary, other legal professional and accountant
for the prevention of Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing |
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26 |
29/06/15 |
BFIU
Circular No. 12 : Master Circular regarding Instructions to be followed by
the Financial Institutions for the prevention of Money Laundering &
Terrorist Financing |
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27 |
25/05/15 |
BFIU Circular
No. 11: Submission of cash transaction report (CTR) - Financial Institutions |
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28 |
09/04/15 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 03 : Circulation of Money Laundering Prevention Rules,
2013 and Anti Terrorism Rules, 2013 |
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29 |
15/03/15 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 2: Introduction of Uniform Account Opening Form & KYC
Form for Financial Institutions |
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30 |
08/01/15 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 01 : Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk
Assessment Guidelines for Banking Sector |
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31 |
28/12/14 |
BFIU
Circular No. 10 : Master Circular regarding Instructions to be followed by
the Scheduled banks for the prevention of Money Laundering & Terrorist
Financing |
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32 |
28/12/14 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 05 : KYC Procedures for accounts opened before 30th
April, 2002 |
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33 |
20/11/13 |
BFIU
Circular No. 09: Guidelines on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist
Financing for NPO/NGO Sector |
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34 |
05/11/13 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 04: Instructions to be followed for compliance of
Freezing Accounts of listed Individuals or Institutions and Other Issues
under the Sanction List of Different Resolutions of United Nations Security
Council |
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35 |
29/10/13 |
BFIU
Circular No. 08 : Guidelines on Prevention of Money laundering &
Combating Financing of Terrorism for Designated Non- Financial Businesses and
Professions |
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36 |
14/07/13 |
BFIU
Circular No. 07 : Anti Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2013 |
Active |
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37 |
30/12/12 |
BFIU
Circular No. 06: Instructions to be followed by Capital Market Intermediaries
for compliance of the provisions contained in the Money Laundering Prevention
Act. 2012 and Anti Terrorism Act, 2009(Including amendment of 2012) |
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38 |
17/12/12 |
BFIU
Circular No.05: Instructions to be followed for international and domestic
wire transfer |
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39 |
10/10/12 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 03 : Instructions to be followed for compliance of
Freezing Accounts of listed Individuals or Institutions and Other Issues
under the Sanction List of Different Resolutions of United Nations Security
Council |
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40 |
16/09/12 |
BFIU
Circular No. 04 : Regarding Guidance Notes on Prevention of Money Laundering
and Terrorist Financing |
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41 |
02/08/12 |
BFIU
Circular No. 03: Submission of cash transaction report (CTR) |
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42 |
24/04/12 |
BFIU
Circular Letter No. 02 : Instructions to be followed during nomination of
Chief Anti Money Laundering Compliance Office (CAMLCO) |
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43 |
15/03/12 |
BFIU Circular
No. 02 : Regarding "Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012" and
Amendment of "Anti Terrorism Act, 2012" |
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44 |
30/01/2012 |
BFIU
Circular letter no 01: Regarding Re-Naming BFIU. |
download |
Active |
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45 |
27/09/11 |
AML
Circular No. 29 : Guidance notes on anti money laundering and combating
financing of terrorism for money changers |
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46 |
05/07/11 |
AML
Circular No. 28 : Guidance notes on AML&CFT for insurance companies |
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47 |
15/06/11 |
AML
Circular No. 27 : Instructions to be followed by the Non Profit Organizations
and Non Government Organizations to comply with the provisions of Money
Laundering Prevention Act, 2009 |
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48 |
30/09/10 |
AML
Circular No. 26 : Inclusion of new reporting agencies and predicate offenses
in Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2009 |
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49 |
03/03/10 |
AML
Circular No. 24: Instructions to be followed for compliance of the provisions
of Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2009 and Anti Terrorism Act, 2009. |
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50 |
23/02/10 |
AML
Circular No. 23: KYC Procedures for accounts opened before 30th April, 2002 |
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51 |
21/04/09 |
AML
Circular No. 21: "Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2009" |
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52 |
21/04/09 |
AML
Circular No. 22: "Anti Terrorism Act, 2009" |
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53 |
14/08/08 |
AML
Circular No. 19 : Instructions to the Banks and FIs for compliance of the
Money Laundering Prevention Ordinance, 2008 and Anti Terrorism Ordinance,
2008 |
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54 |
14/08/08 |
AML
Circular No. 20: Instructions to the Money Changers for compliance of the
Money Laundering Prevention Ordinance, 2008 and Anti Terrorism Ordinance,
2008 |
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55 |
10/08/08 |
AML
Circular No. 18 : Instructions to the Insurance companies for compliance of
the Money Laundering Prevention Ordinance, 2008 |
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56 |
29/06/08 |
AML
Circular No. 17: Anti Terrorism Ordinance, 2008 |
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57 |
29/04/08 |
AML
Circular No 16: Money Laundering Prevention Ordinance, 2008 |
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58 |
24/03/08 |
AML
Circular No 15: Instruction to be followed regarding compliance of Self
Assessment and Independent Testing Procedures Under Para 6.5 and 6.6
respectively of Guidance Notes on Prevention of Money Laundering. |
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59 |
25/09/07 |
AML
Circular No 14: Instructions for opening and maintaining the accounts of
Politically Exposed Persons ( PEPs) |
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60 |
24/09/07 |
AML
Circular No 13: Submission of cash transaction report (CTR) |
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61 |
20/09/07 |
AML
Circular No 12: Money Laundering Prevention (amendment) Ordinance, 2007 |
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62 |
20/02/07 |
AML
Circular No. 11: Cooperation in conducting investigation by the law enforcing
agencies and compliance of freezing/attachment order under the Special Powers
Rules, 2007. |
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63 |
16/02/06 |
AML
Circular No. 10 : Regarding Submission of Cash Transactions Report (CTR) |
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64 |
29/12/05 |
AML
Circular No. 09 : Regarding Submission of Cash Transactions Report (CTR) |
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65 |
21/12/05 |
AML
Circular No. 08 : Regarding Submission of Cash Transactions Report (CTR) |
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66 |
14/08/05 |
AML
Circular No. 7 Correspondent Banking |
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67 |
24/07/05 |
AML
Circular No. 6- Regarding KYC Procedures for the accounts opened before 30
April 2002 |
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68 |
22/05/03 |
AML
Circular No. 5 : Amendment of Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2002 |
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69 |
23/12/02 |
AML
Circular No. 4 : Co-operation in the investigation of crime related to Money
Laundering. |
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70 |
10/12/02 |
AML
Circular No. 03: Instructions to be followed for compliance of the provisions
contained in the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2002. |
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71 |
17/07/02 |
AML
Circular No. 2 : Instructions to be followed for compliance of the provisions
contained in the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2002 |
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72 |
18/05/02 |
AML
Circular No. 01 - Money Laundering Prevention act, 2002 |
Useful
Link:
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Name of Organization |
Link |
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· Bangladesh Bank |
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