Apply In Person

1. To Open a New Bank Account, the applicant has to approach the respective bank or central bank link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting it.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. This entire process can be completed within 2 – 3 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Individual and Joint Account (Salary and Current):
  • Banks prescribed account opening application form (to be signed by the applicant in front of respective bank personnel),
  • Two passport-size photographs of the account holder(s) attested by the introducer,
  • Specimen Signature card (to be signed by the applicant in front of respective bank personnel),
  • Estimated transaction profile, and
  • Any of the following identification documents (current valid passport/ valid driving license/ voter ID card/ armed forces ID card/ a Bangladeshi employer ID card bearing the photograph and signature of the applicant/ a certificate from any local government organization such as Union Council chairman, ward commissioner, etc).
  • TIN
  • One passport-size photograph of the nominee(s) attested by the account holder.

• Note: All photocopies should be verified with the original and attested by an authorized officer of the bank.

• Sole Proprietorship Account:
  • Banks prescribed account opening application forms. (to be signed by the applicant in front of respective bank personnel),
  • Two passport-size photographs of the proprietor attested by the introducer,
  • Specimen signature Card (To be signed by the applicant in front of respective bank personnel),
  • Copy of valid trade license issued by Local Government Authority
  • Permission from Bangladesh Bank (for buying a house, indenting, or other specific businesses),
  • TIN issued by the income tax authority, and
  • The personal identity of the proprietor of the firm has to be established by any of the documents mentioned in the individual or joint customer category. If the trade license carries the photo and signature of the proprietor, this is not required.
• Limited Company Account:
  • Banks prescribed account opening application form
  • Certified copy of the memorandum and articles of association of the company
  • Certificate of incorporation,
  • Certificate of commencement of business (for public limited companies only)
  • Extract of the Board resolution sanctioning the account opening and signing authority
  • List of the Director with address in specified from,
  • Photograph of the signatories,
  • Copy of valid trade license,
  • Introducers signature in the A/C opening form and at the back of the photograph(s) of Account holder(s),
  • List of names with an appointment letter and Specimen Signature of the Persons authorized to operate the Account, and
  • The personal identity of all the directors or beneficial owner(s) proprietor of the Firm has to be established by any of the documents as mentioned in the individual or Joint Customer category.
• Partnership Firm Account:
  • Banks prescribed Account Opening application forms signed by the partners in front of respective bank personnel,
  • Certified copy of Partnership Deed/ Agreement,
  • List of the Partners with Addresses,
  • Extract of resolution of the partner's Meeting,
  • Copy of valid Trade License,
  • Photograph of the signatories/ Partners,
  • Specimen signature card (To be signed by the signatories in front of respective bank personnel,
  • Introducers signature in the A/C opening form and at the back of the photograph(s) of Account holder(s),
  • The identity of all partners
  • Evidence of the trading address of the business or partnership should be obtained and a copy of the latest report and accounts (audited where applicable), and
  • An explanation of the nature of the business or partnership should be ascertained (but not necessarily verified from a partnership deed) to ensure that it has a legitimate purpose.

Central Information Unit for Bangladesh Bank
A.S.M. Nurur Rahman
Joint Director, Human Resources Department-1
Phone: +880-255665001-20/21315
Email: bb.focalpoint@bb.org.bd, nurur.rahman@bb.org.bd
Hotline for customer's complaints:
Dial 16236
Fax: 88-02-9511771
email: bb.cipc@bb.org.bd
Contact link
All banks link

• Any Bangladesh citizen who intends to Open a New Bank Account is eligible to make this application.

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• This entire process can be completed within 2- 3 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Address
• Nationality
• Date of birth
• Mailing address
• Contact number
• Email id
• Date
• Other details
• Date
• Signature

• In accounting terms, the bank creates an account in the name of the depositor or a name directed by the depositor in which the amount received by it is recorded as a transaction.
• The deposit account is a liability of the bank and an asset of the depositor (the account holder).

• For more information link
  

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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