Banking hours 10am to 3pm until June 6

Bangladesh Bank yesterday extended the banking hour by half an hour and decided to keep banks open from 10am to 3pm until June 6.

However, the branches will remain open until 4:30pm to complete their regular activities. The central bank took the decision after the government extended the nationwide restrictions on public movement until June 6 to curb Covid-19 infections.

Banks have been following a special roster for their employees since April 14 as per the instructions of the banking regulator and the government.

The government enforced lockdown-like controls from April 5 after the Covid-19 infections rate and death tolls began rising alarmingly.