Dhaka, July 10 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Thursday asked all Customs houses and relevant departments to remain open on next Friday and Saturday.

In an office order it said that country's import and export activities have faced disruptions over the past few days due to the slowness of the ASYCUDA World System, a key digital platform used for customs processing.

In view of the situation, relevant authorities have called for urgent steps to ensure uninterrupted trade operations, especially as the weekend approaches.

To mitigate the impact and maintain the momentum of import-export activities, instructions have been issued to keep operations running during the weekly holidays on July 11-12 (Thursday and Friday).

Officials s...