The Bangladesh Shop Owners Association (BSOA) has decided to keep all shops and shopping malls closed on March 17, marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The association took the decision at a meeting on Sunday evening, its president Md Helal Uddin told the media.
"We have decided to keep all shops and shopping malls closed on March 17 to show respect to Bangabandhu on the occasion of his birth centenary," he said.
However, hotels, restaurants, and pharmacies will remain open on the day, he added.
Secretary-General of BSOA Md Jahirul Haque Bhuiyan and director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Md Abdur Razzaque, among others, attended the meeting.
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