DOS Circular Letter No. 11: Remain open of Bank branches in industrial areas during the Eid vacation in limited scale

Bank of Bangladesh
(central bank of Bangladesh)
Head Office
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh
Department of Offsite Supervision
DOS Circular Letter No.-11

30 Chaitra 1429
Date: ----------------
13 April 2023

Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.

Regarding the closure of Scheduled Banks and the determination of office hours after Eid on 20 April 2023 on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.

Dear Sir,

Through the gazette notification number-05.00.0000.173.08.006.23-61 dated 11 April 2023 of the Ministry of Public Administration, 20 April 2023, Thursday, has been declared as a general holiday on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr. Consequently, branches/sub-branches of Scheduled Banks will remain closed.

2. To facilitate the sale of export bills by various institutions related to the ready-made garment industry before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, and to provide convenience for the payment of salaries, bonuses, and other allowances to workers/employees/staff working in this industry, branches of Scheduled Banks located in Dhaka Metropolitan, Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, Bhuluka, Narayanganj, and Chittagong related to the ready-made garment industry will operate banking activities on a limited scale with a limited number of staff on 19, 20, and 21 April 2023, which are government holidays, according to the schedule below:

3. The clearing system of Bangladesh Bank will remain operational on 19, 20, and 21 April 2023. However, for the smooth operation of the clearing system, checks cannot be presented by any bank branch located outside the aforementioned areas.

4. Office hours of Scheduled Banks after Eid will be from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and transaction hours will be from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM (similar to the pre-Ramadan period).

This directive is issued in the public interest under the powers conferred by Section 45 of the Bank Company Act, 1991.

Yours faithfully,

(Arif Hossain Khan)
Director (DOS)
Phone: 9530093

Date	Office Hours	Transaction Hours
19 & 20 April 2023<br>Wednesday & Thursday	From 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM<br>(Break for Dhuhr prayer from 1:15 PM to 1:30 PM)	From 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
21 April 2023<br>Friday	From 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM<br>(Break for Jumu'ah prayer from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM)	From 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM