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The Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972 (President's Order)

( PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO. 127 OF 1972 )

Chapter III

BUSINESS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BANK

20. (1) The Bank shall undertake to accept monies for account of the Government, and to make payments up to the amount standing to the credit of their accounts and to carry out its exchange, remittance and other banking operations, including the management of the public debt.
 
 
(2) (a) The Government shall entrust the Bank, on such conditions as may be agreed upon between the Government and the Bank, with all their money, remittance, and banking transactions in Bangladesh, and, in particular, shall deposit free of interest all its cash balances with the Bank.
 
 
(b) Nothing in this clause shall be deemed to prevent the Government from carrying on money transactions, at places where the Bank has no office, branch or agency or from holding at such places such balances at it may require.
 
 
(c) The Government shall entrust the Bank, on such conditions as may be agreed upon between the Government and the Bank, with the management of the public debt and with the issue of any new loans.
 
 
(3) In the event of any failure to reach agreement on the conditions referred to in this Article, the Government shall decide the conditions and its decision shall be final.
 
 
(4) Any agreement made under this Article shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislature.

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