Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT
[2] To prevent the outbreak of coronavirus, the government announced the closure of all public and non-governmental organizations from March 26 to April 4. But to facilitate banking transactions for customers, banks have been instructed to stay open for two hours in a day, reports jagonews24.com. [3] However, it has been noticed that customers are only seen to actually come to banks unless it is extremely required. And most of those who come to bank, they come for withdrawing money. [3] These information have been reported by jagonews24.com after visiting banks in Motijheel, Dainik Bangla roundabout, Paltan in the capital.
[4] “Banks were open until 1.30 pm yesterday. Corona virus prevention measures have been seen at the doorsteps of all the banks. Before entering the branch of the banks, officers have been seen to sanitize their hands with hand sanitizers. They have also been seen to takeoff masks, hand gloves before entering office. Many officers have been found to work, wearing PPE (personal protective equipment)”, reports jagonews24.com.
[5] Mohammad Modasser Hossain of Motijheel Sonali Bank said, “The transactions take place for two hours according to the instructions of government. Customer presence is very low due to coronavirus outbreak”, the report further reads.