DOS Circular Letter No. 30: Hajj activities related scheduled bank branches remain open after office hour on 26 December 2024

Bank of Bangladesh
(central bank of Bangladesh)
Head Office
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh
Department of Offsite Supervision
DOS Circular Letter No. 30

11 Poush 1431
Date: ------------------
26 December 2024

Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Banks operating in Bangladesh.

Regarding keeping bank branches related to Hajj activities open after office hours on 26 December 2024.

Dear Sir,

In light of Memorandum No. 16.00.0000.003.18.006.19(Ang)-1402 dated 24 December 2024 from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, instructions are hereby given to take necessary arrangements to keep the relevant branches of your bank, which are authorized to collect Hajj authority fees, open after office hours on Thursday, 26 December 2024, until fee depositors remain present, to facilitate the submission of Hajj registration fees, provided that security is ensured.

This instruction is issued in the public interest under the powers conferred by Section 45 of the Companies Act, 1991.

Yours faithfully,

(Mizanur Rahman Akon)
Director (DOS)
Phone: 9530093