The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) have decided to reduce trading time by 30 minutes during the holy month of Ramadan, officials said.
As per the decision, trading at the DSE will begin at 10:00am and continue until 2:00pm instead of 2.30pm, reducing 30 minutes during the holy month.
The DSE office will remain open at 9:00am and continue until 4:00pm in line with the government order during Ramadan, said a DSE official.
He said that they have decided to reduce trading and office time instructed by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission.
After Ramadan, bourses trading and office hours will resume at the usual time.
Trading will begin at 10:00am and continue until 2:30pm while the office will start at 9:00am and continue till 5:00pm, he said.