Regulatory Alerts2024-12-15
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DOS Circular Letter No. 28: Hajj activities related scheduled bank branches remain open after office hour on 15 December 2024
The Department of Offshore Supervision directs all scheduled banks operating in Bangladesh to keep branches handling Hajj registration fees open after regular office hours on Sunday, 15 December 2024. This measure ensures convenience for applicants depositing fees for the 2025 Hajj registration, contingent upon the presence of depositors. The directive is issued under Section 45 of the Bank Companies Act, 1991.
50 119 Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh) Head Office Motijheel, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh Department of Offshore Supervision DOS Circular Letter No.-28 Date: 30 Agrahayan 1431 15 December 2024 Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh. Regarding keeping relevant bank branches open after office hours on 15 December 2024 in connection with Hajj activities. Dear Sir, In light of the memorandum no.-16.00.0000.003.18.006.19(Angsh)-1354 dated 12 December 2024 of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, instructions are hereby given to take necessary measures to keep the relevant branches of your banks open for the purpose of receiving Hajj registration fees until the time the depositors remain present, ensuring complete security, for the convenience of depositing Hajj registration fees for the 2025 Hajj. This instruction is issued in the public interest under the powers vested in Section 45 of the Bank Companies Act, 1991. Yours faithfully, (A. N. M. Mainul Kabir) Director (DOS) Phone: 9530314