Dhaka: All scheduled banks in Bangladesh will remain closed for four consecutive days from February 11 to 14 due to the national election and the regular weekend. Bangladesh Bank on Sunday issued a notification announcing a holiday on February 11 and 12 (Wednesday and Thursday) to facilitate the election and the referendum.
According to United News of Bangladesh, these two holidays will be followed by the weekly days off on Friday and Saturday (February 13 and 14), resulting in banking activities being suspended throughout the four-day period. This decision is in line with an earlier order issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on January 25, which declared February 11 and 12 as public holidays for the election and the referendum.
In addition, the government has announced a special holiday on February 10 for workers and employees in industrial areas to provide them with sufficient time to travel and cast their votes. Normal banking operations are set to resume on February 15.