Scheduled banks and their branches and sub-branches in the respective constituencies of 111 upazilas will be closed on Wednesday (May 29) on the occasion of the third phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections.

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The Department of Offsite Supervision (DOS) of Bangladesh Bank informed this information in a circular on Thursday (May 23).

It said that according to the notification dated May 20 of the Ministry of Public Administration, on May 29, 13 upazilas of Rangpur division, 14 of Rajshahi division, 11 of Khulna division, 12 of Barisal division, 17 of Dhaka division, 8 of Mymensingh division, 10 of Sylhet division and 26 upazilas of Chittagong division will be held. will be

On the occasion of the election, a general holiday has been declared in the respective constituencies on the polling day.

In this situation, Bangladesh Bank has decided to close all the branches or sub-branches including the regional offices of the scheduled banks located in the respective electoral areas on the day of the election.

Apart from this, the central bank said that an instruction in this regard has been sent to the managing directors and chief executive officers of practically all scheduled banks in the country.

Earlier on Monday (May 20) a notification was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration.

It is said that according to the demand of the Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat, on the occasion of the general election of 111 upazila parishads, a general holiday has been declared in the respective constituencies on May 29.