Six-day Eid holiday for major bourses

The trading and official activities of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will remain closed from July 15 to July 20 (six days) on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, an official said.

The decision was taken at a meeting of Board of Directors held at the DSE board room Wednesday, presided over by its Chairman Justice Siddiqur Rahman Miah, said a DSE official.

After the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, the normal trading and official activities of the prime bourse will resume on July 21 (Sunday).

The trading will begin at 10:30am and continue till 2:30pm while the office will begin at 9:30am and continue till 5.30pm.

Trading and official activities will also remain closed at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) during these holidays, said a CSE official.

Meanwhile, the DSE and CSE authorities have reduced trading time by an hour during the holy month of Ramadan. Trading at the bourses is taking place at 10:30am and continues till 1:30pm instead of 2:30pm.

The premier bourse also changed its office timing during Ramadan. The office of DSE and CSE remained open at 9:30am as usual and continued till 4.0pm instead of 5.30pm during Ramadan.

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