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

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.]