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TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

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TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

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265-x-370Reconciliations Unit came into being in 2005 and till May 31, 2009 was working under Finance & Accounts Division. With the opening of more new Branches, Management decided to segregate Reconciliations Unit. It was separated with effect from June 01, 2009 and put under Operations Division with a direct reporting line to the Deputy Managing Director, Operations. This was done so as to keep a closer watch on Branch financial activities. From then on this Unit has been in high gear for reconciliation of all Nostro Accounts, Bangladesh Bank FCY Clearing Accounts, Bangladesh Bank LCY Clearing Accounts, CD/STD Accounts, liquidations and reconciliations of DD Wage Earners’ remittance account. Till May 31, 2009 the Unit was running their activities with four staff members which now stands at eight including the Head.

 

As a first step all old computers were replaced and adequate logistic improvements were made for the existing staff. 19 Journals (each journal consisting of 75-90 pages with 30 Demand Draft entries in each page) of DDs of Sonali Bank (Wage Earners’ Remittance) through their Shilpa Bhaban Corporate Branch remained unreconciled till May 31, 2009. The Unit through a team drive succeeded in total reconciliations of 19 Journals of DDs of Sonali Bank in less than a year and also balancing of a majority of unreconciled items in old GL Suspense Accounts. A continuous monitoring and intense persuasion by Reconciliations Unit has improved the reconciliations status greatly and created a steeper alertness/quick response on the part of Operations Division too. Despite constraints, reconciliation of all Nostro Accounts, Bangladesh Bank FCY & LCY Accounts were updated. CD/STD Accounts were also completely streamlined by April 2010.

 

The second most important step was getting Branch reconciliation statements in time. As a first step emails/letters were issued to all Branches in June 2009 requesting Branches to send their reconciliation statements by the 10th of every month (now advanced to 7th of every month). Also under a new system all mismatches/gaps (Suspense & Product GL) of Branches are being posted in an IT created format for being resolved by IT Division within the last week of every month. To streamline this matter, it was agreed upon that all Branch reconciliations issues would be routed through Reconciliations Unit by Branches and this would in turn be posted in the IT Format for resolving. Vis-a-vis the old unreconciled items of the main Branches, each Branch was called for a separate sitting with IT Division. In these meetings a consensus was reached between Branches and IT Division ascertaining problems and the Branch to resolve. All the Branches have resolved their old pending unreconciled items by December 2009 under this formula of Reconciliations Unit.

 

As per requirements of foreign exchange risks for reconciliation of Nostro Accounts, the Unit submits a comprehensive review of all Nostro Accounts containing a list of all unreconciled entries to Bangladesh Bank every quarter. Officers of this Unit have no transactions authority. Since no entry has remained unreconciled till date for more than three months, no provision was required to be made as per Bangladesh Bank guidelines. June- and December-end reviews with necessary clarification of External Auditors of the Bank concerning the correctness of the status of unreconciled entries is submitted timely. A monthly statement showing position of unreconciled Nostro Account entries is submitted to Bangladesh Bank by the 7th of every month and to Bank Management by the 15th which includes of all other accounts too. This is now advanced to the 10th of every month.

 

The overall reconciliation status of Dhaka Bank now stands much improved. As on date the Reconciliations Unit has caused the threshold and is in a position to shoulder greater responsibilities for the Bank’s continued and healthy growth.

 

 Present status of Reconciliations:

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM

EMRANUL HUQ

MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO OF DHAKA BANK LIMITED

Dear Valued Patrons,

At the very onset, let me express my heartiest gratitude for allowing us to serve you and I also wanted to reach out to you directly with an assurance that Dhaka Bank is fully equipped to support you during this difficult time.

Last couple of weeks ago we all were living in a peaceful condition, performing our daily tasks freely and perfectly. Entire economy and business environment was also in a good shape, until COVID-19 put a forceful stoppage to the overall life style and economy of the world. We all know that social distancing and cleanliness are the keys to prevent this pandemic. Hence, we urge your conscious effort to limiting public interaction and suspending wherever possible.

YOUR SAFETY MEANS EVERYTHING TO US
In this current situation, Dhaka Bank and its employees are beside you where we are fully online, either working from home or at our offices under a robust Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to serve you with limited branch banking and a full-fledged alternate delivery channel services.

WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR BANKING NEEDS
Our state of the art Mobile App, Dhaka Bank GO (Click https://bit.ly/2WVfieu) and Internet Banking - Dhaka Bank Direct gives you the freedom of banking online anytime from anywhere. You can check the balance and transfer money to any designated Banks including any Dhaka Bank or bKash Account, make utility bill payments and mobile top-up through our Mobile App and Internet Banking Services. Our ATMs are also running efficiently with availability of sufficient cash for your convenience where you can make cash withdrawals whenever the need arises. Mentionable, the withdrawal of cash from any ATMs within Bangladesh with Dhaka Bank Debit Cards are absolutely free of charges up till April 30, 2020 (Dhaka Bank will bear the cost). Our corporate customers can also use our completely safe and secured online platform Dhaka Bank C-Solution for Payments, Inter Bank Fund Transfers, etc.

Moreover, to fulfill your urgent requirement, we have a limited no. of branches up and running by ensuring all kinds of precautionary and safety measures for you.

GET IN TOUCH IF YOU ARE IN EXTREME EMERGENCY
In case of extreme emergency and facing difficulties in conducting banking transactions, please let us know through our 24/7 Contact Center number 16474 (or, dial +8809678016474 for ISD/Overseas Calls). We are always with you to combat your difficulties.

WE WILL FREQUENTLY UPDATE YOU
As you know we are going through a critical phase and the situation is novel to all of us. We are getting lot of new information from various sources everyday about COVID-19 which will be shared at www.dhakabankltd.com.

Thank you for your trust and continued support to us. I firmly believe that jointly we will be able to combat this situation and win against all the odds.

Please stay home, stay safe and take care of yourself and family.

Best regards,

Emranul Huq
Managing Director & CEO
Dhaka Bank Limited

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