Bangladesh Bank has asked the banks to take precautionary measures to ensure vault security.
Banks have been asked to set up required number of Close Circuit (CC) cameras, Internal Protocol (IP) camera, Spy camera and Digital Video Recorder (DVR) at the entrance gates, inside units and even outside the branches, said a Bangladesh Bank circular issued yesterday.
The instruction came in order to ensure greater security for banks, read the circular.
“In the wake of recent vault thefts in different banks, we have issued the circular to remind bank authorities about ensuring security,” said a senior executive of Bangladesh Bank.
In January this year, robbers have looted Tk16.40 crore from a Sonali Bank branch in Kishoreganj by digging a tunnel that led to the bank’s vault.
In September, burglars took away around Tk1.95 crore after breaking open the vault of a BRAC Bank branch in Joypurhat town.
