Banks to run 10am-5pm, transactions till 3pm from today

The central bank has announced new office and transaction hours for all scheduled banks and non-bank finance companies (NBFCs), effective from today (Sunday), to help save fuel and electricity across the country.

Banks and NBFCs' offices will remain open from 10:00am to 5:00pm, while transactions will be conducted from 10:00am to 3:00pm from Sunday to Thursday, according to two separate notifications issued by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Saturday.

However, bank branches, sub-branches, and booths located in sea port, land port, and airport areas will continue to operate 24/7 as per existing directives.

The revised timings came after the government announced a series of austerity measures on April 2, including curtailing office hours and early closure of shopping malls and shops, considering the ongoing energy crisis in the wake of the conflict in the Middle East.