বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
(c) Issuing of standing instructions for maintaining proper control over expenditure during the course of the year and for accepting surrenders of the provision not required by the ministers.
(2) Planning Division. This Division will deal with the work relating to the following subjects:
(a) Financial assistance, including loans and grants for development purposes;
(b) Capital budget consisting of allotment of funds on capital account and control of capital expenditure.
(c) Policy matters relating to the administration of National Sample Survey.
(d) Bangladesh Statistical Institute.
Moreover, it shall function as the coordinating divisions of the Ministry regarding the Central Government's policy in regards to important economic matters. It is also responsible for the scrutiny of schemes relating to the Public Co-operation programme under the Five-Year Plan.
(3) Internal Finance Division. It deals with all matters connected with currency and coinage, the State Bank of Bangladesh and banking, the administration of the mints, the assay office and the Bangladesh Security Press.
(4) External Finance Division. It deals with all aspects of Bangladesh's financial and economic relations with foreign countries. It is responsible for the administration of the exchange control, the execution of payment and other financial agreements, the examination of proposals for foreign investments, the obtaining of foreign loans and for the external financial and economic relations of Bangladesh generally.
This Division may be divided into three wings:
(a) The Exchange Control Wing. It is concerned with ensuring that the expenditure on foreign exchange arising out of such varied items as commercial imports of food grains, contribution to international bodies, etc., is within the total resources available and accruing from exports and other invisible earnings. Further, foreign exchange prospects shall be reviewed periodically by this Division.
(b) The Second Wing. It shall be concerned with the International Monetary Fund and I.B.R.D., including the annual consultation with the international Monetary Fund in regard to the continuance of exchange restrictions.
(c) The Third Wing. It shall deal with all matters relating to Foreign Aid (financial and technical). All Foreign assistance work shall be routed through the Department of Economic affairs, which is responsible for entering into agreements with Foreign Governments, International Agencies and foreign philanthropic organizations.
(5) Economic Division. This Division shall be under the charge of the Economic Adviser, assisted by a Deputy Economic Adviser and a few Assistant Economic Advisers and Research Officers.
