Bangladesh Shop Owner's Association has decided to keep the shops and shopping malls closed on March 17 in honour of Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary.
The announcement was made after a meeting of the association on Sunday, the association President Md Helal Uddin confirmed the matter, report Media.
However, pharmacy, food stores and other shops for daily necessities will remain out of the purview of this decision.
The organization also urged the shop owners to decorate the markets with colourful lighting.
Organization's Secretary General Jahirul Haque Bhuiyan and FBCCI Directors Abdur Razzak, Abu Motaleb and Hafeez Harun were present at the meeting alongside leaders of various business organizations.