Dhaka, July 27 -- With the relaxation of curfew hours, stock market trading will start at 10am on Sunday and continue until 2pm after disruption by quota protest violence. Investors will be able to buy and sell shares until 1:50pm.

Banking hours have also been changed, with banks to open at 10am and remain operational until 3:30pm, though transactions will conclude at 3pm.

The two stock exchanges of Bangladesh will follow this schedule on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Dhaka Stock Exchange or DSE spokesperson Shafiqur Rahman confirmed the new trading hours to bdnews24.com on Saturday.

The government relaxed the curfew for seven hours last Wednesday and Thursday to facilitate office operations. After a three-day closure, offices reopened...