Banks to return to normal working hours from Wednesday


FE Team | Published: August 09, 2021 20:09:24 | Updated: August 12, 2021 20:35:06


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The Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to return to normal working hours from Wednesday, maintaining social distancing measures and health guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The central bank on Monday said in a circular that all branches of all banks will have to reopen for transactions from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and bankers will have to stay at the bank premises till 6:00 pm to complete official tasks, reports BSS.

Earlier, the central bank instructed banks to operate banking activities on a limited scale between July 25 and August 5, from 10:00 am to 1.30 pm, instead of the normal timings. 

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