Bangladesh Bank has once again extended the banking hours for customers by 30 minutes to 1:00pm amid the lockdown imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
The central bank on Thursday issued a circular, ordering banks to remain open until 2:00pm and conduct customer transactions between 10:00am to 1:00pm from Apr 19.
The decision was taken to resolve various banking problems during the lockdown, according to the circular.
Initially, the banking hours were fixed from 10:00am to 12:00pm with the banks remaining open until 1.30pm.
On Apr 2, the banking hours were extended to 1:00pm for customers, with the banks remaining open till 3:00pm.
The central bank on Apr 9 ordered banks to conduct customer transactions between 10:00am to 12.30pm after some bankers became infected with the coronavirus, reports bdnews24.com.