BB asks banks not to take fees from young jobseekers
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
FE Report
The central bank has asked commercial banks not to collect fees in the form of pay order or bank draft from jobseekers, officials said Tuesday.
"We've taken the move to encourage unemployed youths to apply for job in the banking sector and also because it is difficult to manage the fees," a senior official at the Bangladesh Bank (BB) told the FE.
He added if an unemployed youth applies for job in three banks, he has to manage minimum Tk 1,000.
The central bank issued a circular in this connection Tuesday and asked the chief executives and managing directors of all 47 scheduled banks to take necessary measures in this regard.
Foreign commercial banks and some private commercial banks do not collect these fees from the jobseekers, which is commendable, the circular said.
The central bank has asked commercial banks not to collect fees in the form of pay order or bank draft from jobseekers, officials said Tuesday.
"We've taken the move to encourage unemployed youths to apply for job in the banking sector and also because it is difficult to manage the fees," a senior official at the Bangladesh Bank (BB) told the FE.
He added if an unemployed youth applies for job in three banks, he has to manage minimum Tk 1,000.
The central bank issued a circular in this connection Tuesday and asked the chief executives and managing directors of all 47 scheduled banks to take necessary measures in this regard.
Foreign commercial banks and some private commercial banks do not collect these fees from the jobseekers, which is commendable, the circular said.