DOS Circular Letter No. 10: Refixation of holiday for Shab-E-Qadr on the 13th June 2018 Wednesday instead of 12th June 2018 for all scheduled banks in Bangladesh

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

Department of Off-Site Supervision DOS Circular Letter No.-10 Date: 23 Joistho, 1425 Bangabda

06 June, 2018 AD

Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh

Dear Sir,

Regarding the change of the previously announced bank holiday date on the occasion of Holy Shab-e-Qadr,

With reference to the Memorandum No. 05.00.0000.173.08.001.18-108 dated 05/06/2018 of the Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, it is informed that the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has re-fixed the government holiday declared for Shab-e-Qadr from Tuesday, 12 June 2018 to Wednesday, 13 June 2018. Accordingly, through DOS Circular Letter No. 26/2017 issued on 28 November 2017, the previously declared holiday on Tuesday, 12 June 2018 will be considered a working day, and all scheduled banks located in the country will remain closed on Wednesday, 13 June 2018.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Yours faithfully,

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