Thousand Million of taking as Children bank.
Tanisa Anjum Arpita Third grade student of Isapura Government Primary School in Sirajdikhan Upazila of Munshiganj. She is one of Bank Asia's customers. Arpita School Banking Account opens its Agent Banking Service through Agent Banking Service at the beginning of 2015.Why was the bank account opened in the name of the girl, the question was to Arpita's father Rafiqul Islam The businessman said in the profession, when the accounts are being opened in the name of children, then the accounts were opened in the name of the girl. There will be a bank account in the name of his daughter, that's the joy. Through this gradually his banking habits will be developed.
Not just Arpita, like her, about 1.2 million children have opened accounts in the school banking services in different banks of the country. At the open accounts of the students deposited at the end of last December 1 billion 21 million.
In order to develop the poor students' habit of creating school banking programs in 2010, Bangladesh Bank had advised starting This small initiative has turned into a heart of today. Children from 6 to 18 years of age are going to branches in the branches of the bank. Although in the first year of this initiative, the school banking account was opened in 29,080. It took two and a half years to open half a million banking accounts.
Initially, school banking accounts were opened with the deposit of only 10 takes. However, in 2013 the central bank formulated a policy for conducting school banking activities. It is said that the school banking account will be opened by depositing at least 100 takas. Students aged 6 to 18 can open this account. Parents will be able to manage these accounts for the students.
According to the central bank, the top bank of the bank and the Dutch bank in the top of the money collected by the Dutch and Bangla account holders.
Under this service, accounts of 2,03,62,623 people in Islami Bank, 1 lakh 76 thousand 403 in Agrani Bank, 1 lakh 23 thousand 172 in Dutch-Bangla Bank, 99 thousand 42 in Rajshahi Krishi Vikas Bank and 78 thousand 981 accounts in Uttara Bank were opened.
The highest amount of money deposited in Dutch Bangla Bank The bank deposits 342 crores Besides, Islami Bank has deposited Tk 105 million as bank banking, Tk 91 crore in Eastern Bank, 55 crores in United Commercial Bank and 54 crores in Rupali Bank.
Dutch-Bangla Bank Managing Director Abul Kashem Mohammad Shirin said, "The government scholarships are distributed through us. Apart from this, school banking accounts were opened through our mobile banking, agent banking and bank branches. Because of the attractive schemes, students are becoming interested in school banking.
Because of good money deposited as school banking, Bangladesh Bank is now trying to spread financial education. As part of the national financial education section to add siksasacibake has written textbooks Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor SK Sur Chowdhury. The letter said, in the first decade of the twenty-first century, is known worldwide for the expansion of financial education among the people. Making the right financial decisions for the financial awareness, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior development is essential. The Economic capability is possible only through continuous financial education. World countries are being acclaimed internationally by incorporating financial education.
Regarding this, SK Sur Chowdhury said, 'Our school banking has been discussed in the international arena today. There are so many bank accounts in the bank, it is a great achievement. This is possible because the banks followed the instructions of the Bangladesh Bank.
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