Banks will keep their branches open on a limited scale in the industrial areas, including Dhaka and Chattogram, on June 27 and 28 to facilitate the payments of salaries, wages and festival allowances to the garment workers, employees and officials ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.

The areas are Dhaka, Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, Bhaluka, Narayanganj and Chattogram, according to a circular released by the Bangladesh Bank today.

The clients will be able to do banking transactions between 10 am and 2pm, but the office will remain open until 3pm.

After the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, banks will resume activities from July 2 and provide banking services from 10 am to 5 pm.

The largest religious festival for Muslims will be celebrated in Bangladesh on June 29.