Banks in industrial areas to remain open on Apr 5-7

The branches of banks in the industrial areas will remain open from April 5 to 7 to allow owners to collect export proceeds, withdraw money, and pay workers.

April 5 and 6 are weekends and 7 is a public holiday for Shab-e-Qadr.

Bangladesh Bank in a notice on Sunday said the branches in these areas with garment factories, including in Dhaka, Chattogram and Narayanganj, will operate on a limited scale with only the necessary workforce.

Transactions will be conducted from 9:30am to 12:30pm while other office work will be done until 3pm on Friday.

On Saturday and Sunday, transactions will be conducted from 9:30am to 1pm while other office work will be done until 2:30pm.

The branches and ATM booths in the maritime, land and airport areas will operate round the clock following a previous notice.