DHAKA: All activities of banks and share markets will remain closed as the authorities declared Tuesday as bank holiday.

Sources said Bangladesh Bank and main offices and important branches of other banks will remain open for running emergency export and import.

The July 1 is observed as bank holiday as the banks prepare half-yearly financial report on this date. 

The bank authorities also stop the activities on December 31 as they finish their yearly report on the previous day (December 30).

Though the main branches remain open on those days but no dealings and administrative work goes on.

From Wednesday all dealings would run as usual.

BDST: 1950 HRS, JUN 30, 2014