DOS Circular Letter No. 12: Time extension of transaction hours on 30 June 2025

The Department of Offshore Supervision extends the transaction hours for all scheduled banks in Bangladesh on Monday, 30 June 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM to facilitate tax, VAT, and customs payments. Banks and branches are permitted to remain open until 8:00 PM to complete necessary post-transaction security procedures.

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Bank of Bangladesh
(central bank of Bangladesh)
Head Office
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh
Department of Offshore Supervision
DOS Circular Letter No. 12

16 Asharh 1432
Date: ------------------
30 June 2025
Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Banks Operating in Bangladesh

Regarding the extension of banking transaction hours on 30 June 2025.

Dear Sir,

[This directive is issued under the authority vested in Section 45 of the Bank Company Act, 1991.

Yours faithfully,

(Gazi Md. Mahfuzul Islam)
Director (DOS)
Phone: 9530093

To facilitate the payment of taxes, VAT, and customs duties through services such as cash deposits, cheques, pay orders, demand drafts, and online fund transfers, the transaction hours for all scheduled banks operating in Bangladesh on Monday, 30 June 2025, are hereby extended from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

To ensure adequate security, banks/branches may remain open until 8:00 PM to carry out necessary post-transaction activities.]

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