Bangladesh Bank [The Central Bank of Bangladesh]

establishment bangladesh bank, the central bank and apex regulatory body for the country's monetary and financial system, was established in dhaka as a body corporate vide the bangladesh bank order, 1972 (p.o. no. 127 of 1972) with effect from 16th december, 1971. at present it has nine offices located at motijheel, sadarghat, chittagong, khulna, bogra, rajshahi, sylhet, barisal and rangpur in bangladesh; total manpower stood at 5071 (officials 3914, subordinate staff 1157) as of end fy 2010. functions bb performs all the core functions of a typical monetary and financial sector regulator, and a number of other non core functions. the major functional areas include : formulation and implementation of monetary and credit policies. regulation and supervision of banks and non-bank financial institutions, promotion and development of domestic financial markets. management of the country's international reserves. issuance of currency notes. regulation and supervision of the payment system.