Dhaka, March 25 -- Bangladesh Bank has instructed commercial banks to keep adequate cash at ATMs and ensure smooth online banking without interruptions as they head into an unusually long closure of nine days for the Eid holidays.

After it was decided to declare a holiday on April 3, it means most offices in the country will get a holiday stretching for 9 days on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr.

That is why banks and financial institutions will be closed for these days. For this, the central bank has instructed banks to keep sufficient money in the automated teller machine (ATM) booths of the bank to facilitate smooth transactions.

In addition, it has been asked to ensure that the point of sales (POS), online payment gateway, mobile financ...