Bangladesh Bank Urgently Requests Authorities to Declare Mobile Financial Services as Essential

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has requested the government authorities and law enforcing agencies to take necessary steps in declaring mobile financial services (MFS) as emergency services amidst the on-going movement restrictions imposed due to COVID-19.

BB issued a circular on the 12th of April 2020, requesting government authorities and law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh for their support, to facilitate the movement of MFS providers’ employees, distributors, employees of the distributors, and agents, to ensure an uninterrupted functioning of MFS during the COVID-19-induced closure.

The circular also requested MFS providers to supply uninterrupted services so that the workers...