Govt offices to run from 9am to 5pm after Eid

At present, the employees of government institutions work from 9am to 4pm

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03 June, 2024, 04:10 pm

Last modified: 03 June, 2024, 04:15 pm

File photo of Bangladesh Secretariat. Photo: Collected

The government has decided to run all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous offices from 9am to 5pm. The new office hours will come into effect after the Eid-ul-Adha holidays.

The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka today (3 June), Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain said in a press briefing at the Secretariat.

There will also be a break for prayers and lunch from 1pm to 1:30pm.

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At present, the employees of government institutions work from 9am to 4pm. This schedule has been running since 2022, when the government reduced office hours by one hour in a bid to save electricity.

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