I thought my country's banking system was the worst when it came to cash withdrawals, but it seems there are other countries where it could be worse. The bank I am using now requires me to inform them a day before if I want to withdraw more than 500K BDT (Around $4.5K). They also want to know why I am withdrawing the funds and give me a form to fill out (a little KYC) and a photocopy of my ID card if I want to withdraw the funds from different branches of this bank. I don't keep more than $500 in my bank account anymore.