Banks asked to continue operating on limited scale till May 5

Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to continue operating on a limited scale until the ongoing restrictions on movement -- to curb Covid-19 transmission -- ends on May 5.

Clients will be allowed to conduct banking activities from 10:00am to 1:00pm in this period. However, branches will remain open until 2:30pm to complete their regular procedures, according to a central bank circular issued yesterday.

The decision came after the government announced that it would extend the restrictions on movement across the nation that began on April 14 by another week in order to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay.