Weekly holidays with public holidays, the Eid-ul-Azha banks will be closed for five days. On the long vacation, the Bangladesh Bank has instructed the banks to provide adequate funds for automated teller machines or ATM booths.
Apart from this, the regulatory body has given some guidelines for continuous transactions through card-based transactions like ATM booth, Point of Sale (POS), e-Payment gateway and Mobile Financial Services (MFS).
Tomorrow from tomorrow to Thursday, the Eid holiday is three days. Friday and Saturday holidays are being added to it.
On Sunday, the Department of Payment Systems Department of Bangladesh Bank sent all the Chief Executives of the Scheduled Bank to the country.
Under the direction, it is said that all services should be ensured in ATM booths. If there is any technical error in the ATM booth, it should be resolved in the fastest time. In addition to ensuring adequate money supply, the central bank has directed to ensure full security of the guard including the guard and their guarded positions.
It has also been instructed to ensure full POS service in the POS field and make the merchant and client aware of counterfeiting. In case of e-payment gateway, the two-factor authentication system (to-FA) will be enabled for card-based 'card-net present' transactions.
Bangladesh Bank has instructed all banks and their subsidiaries to ensure uninterrupted transactions with mobile banking service providers.
In these cases, any sms transaction information will be sent to the customer through SMS alert service; In the electronic system, customers will have to campaign for all types of payment services. Apart from this, the bank will have to follow all the instructions issued beforehand, including continuation of the helpline.
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