Family to get upto Tk 5m if bank official dies of coronavirus: BB
Bank officials are working despite the risk of contracting coronavirus. Therefore, the Bangladesh Bank has asked to pay compensation if any bank official dies of coronavirus.
According to the directives of the central bank, a family of a banker would get maximum of Tk 5 million (50 lakh) as compensation. In case of a staffer, the family would get Tk 2.5 million (25 lakh). And the family of the employees below the rank of officer to trainee assistant officer would get Tk 3.75 million (37.5 lakh).
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday announced the decision and asks the banks to act accordingly.
The families of all those who have died from the coronavirus since 29 March 2020 will get this compensation. The Bangladesh Bank authorities has said that this compensation will be effective until further notice.
In a directive on 15 April last year, the central bank had said that bank officials would get Tk 500,000 to Tk 1 million (10 lakh) if they were infected with coronavirus during the general holidays declared by the government and in case of death, the family of the deceased official would get five times larger amount as compensation.
However, this directive has been cancelled by Monday’s gazette notification.
As a result, no bank official will get the compensation upon contracting coronavirus.