Bangladesh Bank has announced a new time schedule of bank transactions. Bank transactions and office activities will continue on the new schedule after Eid.
A circular in this regard has been issued from the Department of Offsite Supervision of Bangladesh Bank on Sunday (June 9).
It is said in the circular, from June 19, the transactions of the banks will start at 10 am, which will continue till 4 pm. And the offices of the banks will be open from 10 am to 6 pm. There will be weekend holidays on Friday and Saturday.
Now bank transactions are open from 10 am to 3:30 pm and bank offices are open from 10 am to 5 pm. As such, bank transactions will last for half an hour and offices will last for an hour longer.
According to the instructions, bank activities will be conducted according to the new schedule from June 19 until further instructions in accordance with the office schedule announced by the government. The Central Bank has issued this directive under the authority of Section 45 of the Bank Companies Act, 1991.