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Bangladesh

BD / BGD · Asia · Southern Asia

Banned

Country Information

ISO Code
BD (BGD)
Region
Asia
Sub-Region
Southern Asia
Status
Active
Crypto Regulatory Status
Banned
Summary
Considers cryptocurrency to be ‘hostile’ and therefore banned the usage of it. Cryptocurrency transactions are illegal under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act 1947, and the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012. Transacting with digital currency is punishable by up to 12 years imprisonment.

Regulatory Status Summary

Gray-Zone: 1
Banned: 1

Status History by Topic

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Topic Jul 2025 Aug 2025 Sep 2025 Oct 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2025
Retail_Trading_Status
Legend:
Allowed-Regulated
Allowed-Unregulated
Gray-Zone
Banned
Unclear
No data
Latest

Latest Analyses

Regulation analyses for Bangladesh

Topic Status Confidence Updated Actions
Retail_Trading_Status Banned High Confidence 1d ago View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone (changed) Unknown 24w ago View

All Analysis Versions

4 total versions (including archived)

Topic Status Version Date Actions
Retail_Trading_Status Banned Latest 2025-12-12 03:53 View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone (changed) Latest 2025-06-26 12:45 View
Retail_Trading_Status Banned (changed) Archived 2025-06-26 09:08 View
Retail_Trading_Status Gray-Zone Archived 2025-04-13 07:34 View