DHAKA, April 12, 2021 (BSS) – All banks and Non-Bank Financial
Institutions (NBFIs) will remain closed during the seven-day strict
lockdown to be enforced from 14 April in a bid to control the second
wave of coronavirus infections in the country.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) took the decision at a meeting today, a senior
official of the central bank told BSS.
During this period, alongside the branches of all banks, all the
sub-branches providing financial services, booth banking, agent
banking services will also be closed. However, all online services
including ATM and internet banking will remain open all the time.
Besides, some authorized dealer branches in selective areas and
branches in port areas will remain open, the official added.