SDAD Circular Letter No. 04: Regarding Closure of Scheduled Banks on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 on the Occasion of the Holy Eid-ul-Fitr

Bangladesh Bank
(Central Bank of Bangladesh)
Head Office
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh www.bb.org.bd

Supervisory Data Analysis and Reporting (SDAD) SDAD Circular Letter No. – 04 25 Poush 1432 Date: -------------------- 10 March 2026

All Chief Executive Officers / Chief Operating Officers of Scheduled Banks

Regarding closure of banks on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 on the occasion of the Holy Eid-ul-Fitr.

Reference is invited to,

1. In accordance with Government Notification No. 05.00.0000.000.175.08.0020.25-28 dated 08 March 2026, regarding the holiday on 18 March 2026 (Wednesday) in observance of Eid-ul-Fitr, all banks are directed to remain closed for deposit/withdrawal operations.

2. In view of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, banks located in the Dhaka metropolitan area, including Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, Baruka, Narayanganj and Uttara, are directed to operate on a limited basis on Wednesday, 18 and Thursday, 19 March 2026, subject to prior approval from the respective Regional Offices. The limited operating hours are as follows:

Day	Operating Hours
Wednesday	10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (1:15 PM to 1:30 PM for lunch break)
Thursday	10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

3. In accordance with SDAD Circular Letter No. 24 dated 05 August 2019 regarding 07 days 24 hours banking services at Sub-Offices/Regional Offices (Deposit & Cash Offices), banks are directed to collect interim profits from local Government/Cash Offices for operations related to deposit/withdrawal/cash remittance from 17 March 2026 to 23 March 2026 (excluding Eid holidays) subject to prior approval from the respective Regional/Cash Offices.

4. All CEOs/COOs responsible for holiday duty are directed to remain available for necessary coordination.

5. Directions are issued under Section 45 of the Bank Company Act, 1991 in the public interest.

Contact: 9530093

Yours faithfully,

(Dr. Afzalur Rahman)
Director (SDAD)