Bangladesh Bank

Bangladesh Bank (BB; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Byāṅk) is the central bank of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bank is the principal monetary authority of the country and is responsible for issuing currency, formulating and implementing monetary policy, and maintaining price and financial stability. It is a member of the Asian Clearing Union and is fully owned by the government of Bangladesh.

The bank is active in developing green banking and a financial inclusion policy, and is an important member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a department of Bangladesh Bank, is a member FIU of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units.

Bangladesh Bank is the first central bank in the world to introduce a dedicated hotline (16236) for people to complain about any banking-related problem. Moreover, the organization is the first central bank in the world to issue a "Green Banking Policy". To acknowledge this contribution, then-governor Atiur Rahman was given the title 'Green Governor' at the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which was held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha.