The Central Bank of Bangladesh has issued a directive for the disbursement of salaries, allowances, and pensions for bank officials, employees, and retired pensioners for the month of March. The payment will be made on March 23, 2025. This decision was announced by the Banking Regulation and Policy Department (BRPD) of Bangladesh Bank on Thursday, March 20.

According to the government's 2025 calendar, Eid ul-Fitr is expected to be celebrated on March 31 (subject to moon sighting), and the government has decided to release the salaries and pensions of all government, semi-government, and autonomous institution employees (both gazetted and non-gazetted), as well as military officers, on March 23. The Central Bank has instructed scheduled banks to ensure the timely payment of salaries and pensions for both active and retired personnel in the banking sector. This directive was issued under Section 45 of the Bank Companies Act, 1991.