Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947
Government of Bangladesh
The law behind every foreign exchange circular. Short, and worth reading once.
The books and rule books we would put on a new colleague's desk. Each one has a line on why it matters, and a tag: Start here or Go deeper.
The rule books a Bangladeshi trade banker works under. All are free to read on official websites.
Government of Bangladesh
The law behind every foreign exchange circular. Short, and worth reading once.
Bangladesh Bank
The big FX rule book. Volume 2 holds the reporting forms. Many areas not yet in a master circular still live here.
Bangladesh Bank, 2026
The current consolidated rules for each area. Renewed every year, so always check the date.
Ministry of Commerce
What may be imported and on what terms.
Ministry of Commerce
What may be exported, and the incentives for exporters.
Office of the CCI&E
The rules for IRC and ERC, the trade licences of every importer and exporter.
National Board of Revenue
How goods are assessed and cleared at the border, and why the Bill of Entry and Bill of Export matter to the bank.
Government of Bangladesh
The AML/CFT laws that sit beside every FX rule.
BFIU
Red flags in trade files: over- and under-invoicing, odd routes, unusual parties.
Government of Bangladesh
The law for offshore banking units.
Government of Bangladesh
The banking law and the law of bills and cheques, which every bill of exchange depends on.
Published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). These are paid publications: buy from the ICC store or ICC Bangladesh, or read your bank's copy. Always check that you have the latest version.
ICC
The rule book for letters of credit. Every LC banker's first book.
ICC
How banks actually check documents under UCP 600, line by line. Where most discrepancy questions are answered.
ICC
The eleven trade terms: who pays freight and insurance, and where risk passes.
ICC
The rules for documentary collections (D/P and D/A).
ICC
Explains the thinking behind each UCP article, written by the people who drafted it.
ICC
The rules for bank guarantees: "pay first, argue later".
ICC / Institute of International Banking Law & Practice
The rules made for standby letters of credit.
ICC
How the paying bank claims its money from the reimbursing bank.
ICC
The add-on to UCP 600 for documents presented electronically.
Classic textbooks used in MBA and EMBA courses. Buy the latest edition, or look for them in your university or institute library.
N. Gregory Mankiw · Cengage
The friendliest start to how prices, inflation and interest rates work.
Weygandt, Kimmel and Kieso · Wiley
Debits, credits and the three main statements, step by step.
Garrison, Noreen and Brewer · McGraw Hill
Costing and budgeting for decisions inside a business.
K. R. Subramanyam · McGraw Hill
How to read a company's accounts like a credit analyst.
Ross, Westerfield and Jordan · McGraw Hill
A clear first book on time value of money, NPV and working capital.
Zutter and Smart (originally by Gitman) · Pearson
Finance from a manager's chair, with many worked examples.
Brealey, Myers and Allen · McGraw Hill
The classic for financial decision making and capital budgeting.
Berk and DeMarzo · Pearson
A modern, thorough treatment of valuation and financing decisions.
Charles W. L. Hill and G. Tomas M. Hult · McGraw Hill
How companies go abroad: markets, culture, entry choices and risk.
Krugman, Obstfeld and Melitz · Pearson
Why countries trade, tariffs and exchange rates.
Sunil Chopra · Pearson
Sourcing, inventory and logistics, the journey behind every shipment.