Dhaka, April 23 -- The central bank has relaxed foreign-exchange regulations allowing banks to remit O-Level and A-Level exam fees abroad without prior approval from the Bangladesh Bank (BB).

The authorised dealer (AD) banks have also been asked to allow authorised examination centres to collect admission and examination fees in Bangladesh Taka (BDT) for outward remittances.

The examinations include the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), etc., and secondary and higher secondary equivalent studies under recognised foreign academic bodies or authorities for outward remittances.

In this case, examination centers-customers need to be duly authorised by relevant bodies or authorities abroad.

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