As Coronavirus infections keep rising in the country, the central bank has issued some new instructions for all the scheduled banks to prevent the spread of the virus. Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed the top executives of banks to follow the hygiene rules to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. The instructions include officers and employees working in the banks must obtain vaccination certificate. Read: BB introduces new credit guarantee facility to pace loans disbursement among marginal groups Besides, bank officers, employees and service recipients have been asked to abide by hygiene rules including wearing masks. Md. Sirajul Islam, executive director and spokesperson of BB, said those who have been vaccinated against Covid must collect the vaccine  certificate.  

Eleven people, including five bank officials, were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the district in the last 24 hours till Saturday, raising the total number of confirmed  cases to 365.   Five officials of Sonali Bank, Gazaria upazila branch were  among the new coronavirus patients, said Civil Surgeon Dr Abul Kalam Azad.   Besides, 15 people have made recovery from coronavirus, raising the total number of recovery to 52 in the district.   According to civil surgeon office, so far 13 people died from coronavirus in the district.

Five bank officials have found infected with coronavirus in the district, taking the confirmed cases of Covid-19 into 21.   District Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Kumar Barman, said of the five bank officials..four from Islami Bank Syedpur Branch and one from Rajshahi Agriculture Bank Dangapara branch of Dimla upazila.   All of them were taken to the isolation ward of Sadar Hospital, he said on Saturday night after getting the reporters of the virus from Dinajpur M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital.   With this, some 21 people have so far, found infected with the virus in the district.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday asked bank officials to fix their own problems before any tougher action starts coming from the higher level of the government.