Banking hours to be 10am to 3pm from Sunday

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended the banking hours from 10am to 3pm while banks will remain open till 4.30pm until June 6.

A Bangladesh Bank (BB) circular issued on Sunday said the decision was made for facilitating the financial transaction of the clients during the lockdown.

The central bank, in a circular on April 13, said bank headquarters, authorized dealer branches and district-level head offices will remain open during the movement restrictions.

Also, one branch (if the authorized dealer branch is not open) will remain open every two kilometres in city corporation areas. 

At the upazila level, a single branch of a bank will remain open on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Apart from this, branches, sub-branches, and bank booths in the vicinity of sea, land, and airports will remain open.