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DOS Circular Letter No. 09: Office time table of the bank companies during the month of Holy Ramadan of Hijri 1439

All scheduled banks operating in Bangladesh are required to adhere to specific office and transaction hours during the Holy Ramadan of Hijri 1439 (2018 CE). Office hours are set from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Sunday through Thursday, with a lunch break for Zuhr prayer from 1:15 PM to 1:30 PM, while transaction hours are limited to 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Banks must maintain internal coordination to ensure transaction activities continue uninterrupted during the prayer break, and standard operating hours will resume immediately after the month of Ramadan concludes.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bank

50119

Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh

Department of Off-Site Supervision

DOS Circular Letter No.-09 Date: 31 Shabaan, 1425 Bengali Era 14 May, 2018 CE

To: All Chief Executive Officers of all Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.

Dear Sir,

With reference to the determination of the office schedule during the holy month of Ramadan of Hijri 1439 (2018 CE), the office and transaction schedule for all bank companies operating in Bangladesh during the holy month of Ramadan of Hijri 1439 (2018 CE) will be as follows:

Working Days	Office Schedule	Transaction Schedule
Sunday to Thursday	9:30 AM to 4:00 PM<br>(Including break for Zuhr prayer from 1:15 PM to 1:30 PM)	9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Friday & Saturday	Weekly Holiday

Although a break from 1:15 PM to 1:30 PM has been designated for Zuhr prayer, transaction work will continue uninterrupted through internal coordination, similar to the pre-Ramadan period.
After the holy month of Ramadan is over, the bank's office and transaction schedule will return to the pre-Ramadan status.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Signed/-

(Md. Sirajul Islam) Deputy General Manager Phone: 9530081