Regulatory Alerts2026-04-04
SDAD Circular Letter No. 05: Changes in the Office and Transaction Hours of Scheduled Banks
Bangladesh Bank’s Supervisory Data Validation and Analytics Reporting Point (SDAD) issues Circular Letter No. 05 to formally cancel the previously notified revised office hours for scheduled banks, effective 05 April 2026. The directive mandates that Branch, Head, and Regional Fund Centers (Deposit and Cash Centers) will maintain their 24/7 operational status as established under SDAD Circular Letter No. 24 dated 05 August 2019. This regulatory update is promulgated under Section 45 of the Companies Act, 1994, and establishes standard Monday-to-Thursday operating hours from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM for offices and 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM for transactions.
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