DFIM Circular Letter No. 01: Financial Institutions' branches will remain closed on 05 January, 2014 (Sunday) due to 10th National Parliamentary Election

Department of Financial Institutions and Markets Bangladesh Bank Head Office Dhaka.

DFIM Circular Letter No. 01 Date:

To The Chief Executive/Managing Directors All Financial Institutions operating in Bangladesh

Dear Sir,

Regarding the closure of financial institutions on the occasion of the 10th National Parliamentary Election.

With reference to the Memorandum No. 05.00.0000.173.08.001.12-281 dated 30 December 2013 of the Ministry of Public Administration regarding the 10th National Parliamentary Election, a general holiday has been declared in all districts except five districts (Joypurhat, Rajbari, Madaripur, Shariatpur, and Chandpur) on the day of voting, 05 January 2014 (Sunday). In this context, to enable the employees/staff working in financial institutions to exercise their voting rights and facilitate voting, all operations of financial institutions in the remaining 59 districts, except the aforementioned 5 districts, will remain closed on Sunday, 05 January 2014.

2. The management of the concerned financial institutions is hereby directed to make necessary arrangements to keep all branches of the financial institutions in the aforementioned 5 districts open.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Yours faithfully,

Signed/- (A.K.M. Amzad Hossain) Deputy General Manager Phone: 9530249 19 Poush, 1420 Bangla 02 January, 2014 AD