BB directs banks to stop taking fees from job seekers
Some banks are taking fees for applications from job seekers, although a Bangladesh Bank directive prohibits such practice.
Job seekers raised the allegation at a programme on the sidelines of the banking fair at Bangla Academy on Friday.
In response, Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman said banks are not allowed to take fees from job applicants during their hiring process.
“Bangladesh Bank has clear directives against this practice. Steps will be taken if we receive specific complaints against any bank.”
The programme was organised to allow clients to voice their complaints about banking services.
Chief executives of local state-owned and private banks as well as top officials from two foreign banks were present at the event.
When another client raised the issue of charging Tk 20 for every page of a bank statement, Rahman said: “It's inhumane. It's totally unacceptable.”
He requested the client to lodge a complaint with the central bank. Rahman also requested the chief executives of banks to display fees for all services for customers at every branch.
Clients said they have received a lot of banking services during the five-day fair that ended yesterday.
The central bank organised the fair, for the first time, to build a banking nation through boosting the ongoing financial inclusion campaign across the country.
About 100 stalls of Bangladesh Bank, scheduled banks, specialised banks, other financial institutions and firms related to finance were set up.
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