Rule · BB · 8 Feb 2022
All scheduled banks operating in Bangladesh are advised to close any branches or sub-branches located in establishments designated as polling stations for the 8 Union Parishad elections on February 10, 2022. Banks must also provide opportunities for their employee-voters working in branches/sub-branches within the relevant electoral areas to exercise their right to vote. This instruction is based on a notification from the Ministry of Public Administration dated February 6, 2022.
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Bangladesh Bank
(Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bank
(Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh Department of Off-site Supervision DOS Circular Letter No. 08
25 Magh 1428
Date: ------------------ 08 February 2022 Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh. Regarding taking necessary measures to close bank branches/sub-branches located in establishments used as polling stations in the relevant electoral areas and to provide opportunities for voter employees to exercise their right to vote on the occasion of the elections of 8 Union Parishads on 10 February 2022. Dear Sir, In view of the elections of 8 Union Parishads mentioned in the Public Administration Ministry's notification number-05.00.0000.173.08.002.18-26 dated 06 February 2022 (notification attached), it is advised to close any bank branches/sub-branches located in establishments designated as polling stations or for electoral activities within the electoral areas on the polling day, 10 February 2022, and to provide opportunities for voter employees working in your bank's branches/sub-branches within the relevant electoral areas to exercise their right to vote.
Attachment: As described.
Yours faithfully,
(Md. Anwarul Islam)
General Manager
Phone: 9530093
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