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DOS Circular Letter No. 22: Announcement of Holiday on 11 September 2016 and Working Day on 24 September 2016
All scheduled banks in Bangladesh are ordered to remain closed on Sunday, 11 September 2016, except for branches specifically directed to stay open by the Bangladesh Bank. The following Saturday, 24 September 2016, is declared a working day to compensate for the holiday. This directive is issued in accordance with the Government of Bangladesh's notification regarding the observance of the holiday.
Bangladesh Bank Chief Controller's Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh.
Department of Off-Site Supervision DOS Circular Letter No. 22
To: All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.
Date: 22 Bhadra, 1423 Bangabda 06 September, 2016 AD
Dear Sir,
In this regard, regarding the announcement of a government holiday on Sunday, 11 September 2016, and the declaration of Saturday, 24 September 2016, 2016 as a working day, it is hereby notified that the Government of Bangladesh, through the Ministry of Public Administration, vide Memo No. 05.00.0000.173.08.014.07-220, 05/09/2016, has declared the upcoming Sunday, 11 September 2016, as a government holiday under Section 25 of the Government Servants' Discipline and Appeal Act, 1881. In light of this, the upcoming Saturday, 24 September 2016, is declared as a working day.
Accordingly, all scheduled banks located in Bangladesh will remain closed on Sunday, 11 September 2016, except for branches specifically directed to remain open by the Bangladesh Bank. The date following the holiday, Saturday, 24 September 2016, will be considered a working day.
Sincerely,
(Md. Ibrahim Bhuiyan) Deputy General Manager Phone: 9530207 Phone: 88-02-7126101-20, Fax: 9530493, 9530297 Department of Off-Site Supervision
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