Bangladesh Bank yesterday ordered banks to run operations on a limited scale until the ongoing restrictions on movement end on May 5.

Clients will be allowed to secure banking services from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm during the period. However, branches will remain open until 2:30 pm to complete their regular procedures, according to a central bank notice yesterday.

The decision came after the government extended the strict measures by another week to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay.

After Covid-19 infections and deaths from the virus began rising alarmingly, the government enforced the lockdown-like control from April 5.

As the situation worsened, it went for a strict countrywide lockdown from April 14. The restriction was later extended to April 28.