Scheduled banks across the country will remain closed for seven consecutive days – from May 25 to May 31 – on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB).

The central bank issued a notification on Monday stating that in accordance with the Ministry of Public Administration’s notification, all branches and sub-branches of scheduled banks will operate under normal working hours on May 23 (Saturday) and May 24 (Sunday), right before the holidays begin.

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However, special arrangements have been made to facilitate the payment of salaries, bonuses, and other allowances to garment workers, as well as to keep import and export activities active ahead of the festival.

To support this, bank branches located in garment-industrial zones, including Dhaka city, Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, Bhaluka, Narayanganj, and Chattogram, will remain open on a limited scale on May 25 and 26.

According to the BB directive, during those two days, the office hours for these specific branches will be from 10:00am to 3:00pm, while transactions will be conducted from 10:00am to 1:00pm.

Furthermore, bank branches, sub-branches, and booths situated in sea port, land port and airport areas have been directed to keep import-export activities functional on a limited scale.

The central bank instructed the relevant desks to continue essential banking operations throughout the holiday period (from May 25 to May 31, excluding Eid day.