Dhaka, May 30 -- Ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, Bangladesh Bank has ordered bank branches to remain open in the areas adjacent to the cattle market for sacrificial animals in Dhaka and Chittagong.

At the same time, evening banking activities have been asked to be conducted in these branches. Bangladesh Bank has given this instruction to facilitate banking transactions for sacrificial animal traders, reports UNB.

On Thursday (May 29), the 'Banking Regulations and Policies Department' of Bangladesh Bank issued a circular in this regard and sent it to the managing directors and chief executives of commercial banks to implement.

The central bank said that there is a large amount of cash transactions in the animal markets before Eid. Theref...