Announcement of new schedule of bank transactions

Bangladesh Bank has announced the new schedule of bank transactions.

In a circular issued by Bangladesh Bank on Sunday (June 9), it is said that from June 19, bank transactions will continue from 10 am to 4 pm.

Apart from this, the offices of the banks will be open from 10 am to 6 pm. There will be weekend holidays on Friday and Saturday.

Bangladesh Bank has issued this directive under the authority of Section 45 of the Bank Companies Act, 1991.

Meanwhile, currently bank transactions are open from 10 am to 3:30 pm and bank offices are open from 10 am to 5 pm. That is, under the new rules, bank transactions will last half an hour and office hours will last an hour longer.

Earlier, on June 6, the Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification setting the new schedule of government offices.

It is said that from June 19, the offices of all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous organizations in the country will be open from 9 am to 5 pm.

Zohar prayer and lunch break from 1 pm to 1.30 pm in the scheduled time. Friday and Saturday are weekends. However, the schedule of Bangladesh Supreme Court and banks, insurance and other financial institutions will be determined by their respective authorities.

Apart from this, the notification also stated that the essential services will be outside the scope of the new office schedule.