Bangladesh Bank (BB) is the central bank of the country and responsible for issuing Bangladeshi currency and maintaining its value. BB administers the foreign exchange regulations. It has been continuing to liberalize foreign exchange regulations in conformity with the government’s reform agenda in macro economic policies with a view to create an environment conducive to investment and productivity.

Instructions related to foreign exchange transactions by a foreign investor are available in the Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Transactions (1996), Volume-I and Volume-II and Circulars issued by Bangladesh Bank from time to time. Salient features of some of those instructions are appended below. For detailed instructions, investors should consult the relevant guidelines/circulars.

The major aspects of exchange control include: