Dhaka, April 13 -- All branches and sub-branches of scheduled banks in the three Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) districts are closed today (Sunday) on the occasion of Chaitra Sankranti (the last day of the Bengali calendar).

The Department of Offsite Supervision (DOS) of Bangladesh Bank issued a circular to this effect on April 8, 2025 (Monday).

The decision follows a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on 27 March, declaring 13 April a public holiday in the three hill districts-Rangamati, Khagrachhari, and Bandarban.

All government, semi-government, autonomous, semi-autonomous, and private offices in the three hill districts remain closed in the CHT districts today.

However, emergency services remain operationa...