Seven-day Eid break: DSE to stay closed from 17–23 March

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will remain closed for seven consecutive days from March 17 to March 23 in observance of Eid-ul-Fitr and Shab-e-Qadr.

The extended closure follows a government decision declaring March 18, 2026, an additional public holiday to facilitate the Eid vacation.

According to DSE sources, all trading activities and official operations of the stock exchange will remain suspended during this period. As a result, share trading, market monitoring, and other routine activities of the exchange will not take place throughout the holiday break.

The government recently announced 18 March as a public holiday as part of the extended Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. Combined with weekly holidays and religious observances, the decision has created a seven-day break for the country's premier stock exchange.

During this period, investors will not be able to buy or sell shares, as the bourse will remain fully closed.

DSE authorities said that after the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid holidays, the exchange will return to its regular operational schedule. All activities of the stock exchange will resume on 24 March.

Under the regular schedule, the office hours of the DSE will be from 9am to 5pm, during which administrative and other official work is carried out.

Trading on the exchange normally begins at 10am. and continues until 2:20pm. This period is known as the continuous trading session, when investors can buy and sell shares under normal market conditions.

After that, a post-closing session takes place from 2:20pm to 2:30pm, during which the day's transactions are finalised and the market is formally closed.

Market insiders said such extended closures during major religious festivals are part of the routine holiday calendar of the capital market. Brokerage houses, merchant banks, and other market intermediaries usually align their operations with the exchange's holiday schedule.