Regular banking hour before Eid, 10am to 1:30 pm after Eid

Clients will enjoy regular banking hours before the start of the Eid holidays on July 20 to help people celebrate the religious festival with joy.

But the limited banking hours will have to be followed by banks after the vacation, according to a Bangladesh Bank notice issued today.

Banking hours will be 10am to 4pm from July 15 to July 19 and 10am to 1:30pm from July 25 to August 5.

However, the doors of bank branches will remain open for garment factories in Dhaka metropolitan, Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, Bhaluka, Narayanganj and Chattogram from 10am to 2pm every day from July 17 to July 20.

On the days, the clearing system of Bangladesh Bank will continue but no services will be provided outside the areas for the sake of proper management of the clearing system, the BB circular said.

During the upcoming restrictions for Covid-19 from July 25 to August 5, the banks will conduct their activities on a limited scale from 10 am to 1:30 pm except for the holidays, it said.

To conduct their regular procedures, the branches will remain open until 3 pm.

Maintaining the hygiene rules, the important departments of the headquarters of the banks and required number of their branches can be kept open with a limited number of manpower, the circular read.

Card transactions and internet banking services should be kept running and ATM booths open round the clock with an adequate supply of notes, it said.

Bank officials and employees must carry identity cards while travelling to the office during the restrictions, it added.