This week, the central bank increased the limit of cash withdrawal from banks to five lakh taka. Which was four lakh taka last week. The regulatory body has given a small message to the banks that this decision will be applicable until further instructions.

On Saturday (August 31) night, Bangladesh Bank gave this instruction in an urgent message to the managing directors or MDs of the bank.

According to the instructions, even if a customer cannot withdraw more than 5 lakh cash, they can transfer any amount to another account and do digital transactions.

It is known that after the change of government, the pressure of cash withdrawal increased slightly. The pressure to withdraw cash is seen especially from pro-Awami politicians and business families. Bangladesh Bank took this decision to discourage the withdrawal of cash so that these funds are not used in any way for terrorist or illegal activities.

Earlier, earlier on August 17, the account withdrawal limit was fixed at Tk 3 lakh. Before that, on August 10, it was said that no more than 2 lakh cash can be withdrawn from the account. Before that, the customer could not withdraw more than one lakh taka on Thursday, August 8.

It should be noted that Sheikh Hasina left the country after resigning from the post of Prime Minister in the face of the unforgettable coup of the students on August 5. Through this, 16 consecutive years of Awami League’s unprecedented misrule and arbitrariness came to an end.