Dhaka, March 10 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced that all scheduled banks will remain closed on March 18 as the government declared the day a public holiday through an executive order on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

However, some bank branches in key industrial areas will remain open on a limited scale on March 18 and 19 to facilitate the payment of salaries, bonuses and allowances for garment workers.

The central bank's Supervisory Data Management and Analytics Department (SDAD) issued a circular in this regard on Tuesday, reports UNB.

It said bank branches related to the garment industry in several industrial hubs will operate under a special schedule.

The areas include Dhaka metropolitan area, Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, B...