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Banks will remain open till Saturday to facilitate people for their banking needs ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr vacations.
On Friday, banks will be kept open in selected regions till 12:30 pm. While on Saturday, all scheduled banks across the country will remain open for transactions from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm, said a circular issued by Bangladesh Bank on Thursday.
In another circular, the central bank asked the commercial banks to ensure smooth and uninterrupted transactions through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Point of Sale (POS), internet banking, Online e-Payment Gateway and Mobile Financial Services (MFS) during the vacation of Eid-ul-Fitr.
It instructed the banks to ensure adequate cash and security at the ATM booths, and create awareness among merchants and clients to prevent forgery in POS services.
Banks were also asked to keep on running the Two Factor Authentication (2FA) on “Card not Present” transaction for Online e-Payment Gateway and inform the clients regarding all transactions through SMS.
