DOS Circular Letter No. 18: Keeping Schedule Bank Branches Closed in Election Areas on 7th August 2016

Bangladesh Bank
Chief Controller
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh.

Department of Off-Site Supervision DOS Circular Letter No. 18

To
All Schedule Banks operating in Bangladesh.

Date: ------------------------ 20 Shrabon 1423 Bangabda 04 August 2016 AD

Dear Sir,

Subject: Context of keeping Schedule Bank branches closed in the election area on 7th August 2016 for the occasion of general elections of 08 (eight) Upazila municipalities and by-election for the post of Mayor in Naria Upaz of Shariatpur District.

In this regard, in light of the memorandum dated 04/08/2016 AD from the Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Law-4 Branch, Reference No. 05.00.0000.173.08.001.12-186, the Election Commission has announced the general elections of the following 08 Upazila municipalities and the by-election for the post of Mayor in Naria Upazila of Shariatpur District. To facilitate the exercise of voting rights by officials/employees and to ensure the convenience of voting, all branches of Schedule Banks located in the election areas mentioned below will remain closed on Sunday, 07 August 2016.

Division	District	Upazila	Upazila Municipality
Rangpur	Dinajpur	Ghoda Ghata	Ghoda Ghata
Nilphamari	Domar	Domar	Domar
Rangpur	Pirganj	Pirganj	Pirganj
Barishal	Patuakhali	Galachipa	Galachipa
Khulna	Naogaon	Lohagada	Lohagada
Dhaka	Tangail	Ghatail	Ghatail
Rajshahi	Bogura	Sonatala	Sonatala

Please acknowledge receipt of this circular.

Yours faithfully,

(Signed)
(Gazi Saifur Rahman)
Deputy General Manager
Phone: 953008