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DHAKA, July 23, 2026 (BSS) – Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued new reporting guidelines requiring all scheduled banks to include specific Economic Sector Codes/IDs when submitting information on government deposits, aiming to strengthen transparency in government cash management and the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system.

According to a circular issued today by the Supervisory Data Management and Analytics Department (SDAD), banks will have to provide organisation-wise reporting for government institutions, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies, public non-financial corporations, local authorities, and public-sector insurance and pension funds.

The central bank has introduced a new set of Economic Sector Codes, detailed in Annexure 'A' of the circular, to facilitate more detailed reporting of public sector deposits.

Under the directive, banks must submit the information through the Rationalized Input Template (RIT) from the reporting period of July 2026, with reports due by the 10th day of the following month. 

However, reporting for June 2026 will continue under the previous format.

The newly introduced codes cover a wide range of public entities, including ministries and departments, security forces, autonomous organisations, public universities, public non-financial corporations, and public-sector financial institutions and funds.

Among the institutions covered are the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Defence, Roads and Highways Department, Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Special Security Force (SSF), Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Bangladesh Bar Council, Bangladesh Post Office, WASA, Northern Electricity Supply Company (NESCO), Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO), Palli Sanchay Bank, the Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund (EEF), and various public provident and pension funds.

The circular was issued under Section 45 of the Bank Company Act, 1991, and signed by Md. Abdul Mannan, Director of the SDAD.

Bangladesh Bank said the new reporting framework would improve oversight of government funds held in the banking system and support more efficient public cash management. 

It also instructed all scheduled banks to comply strictly with the revised reporting requirements and timelines.