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The government has approved the new office timing, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, for government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous offices.
Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain gave the information after the meeting of the cabinet on Monday afternoon. He said the cabinet approved the new timing that will come into effect after Eid-ul-Azha holidays.
The cabinet secretary said the government officials will get a break from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm for prayers.
According to bdnews24.com, government employees had previously worked on a 9:00 am to 5:00 pm schedule. On Aug 24, 2022, the government brought changes to the schedule for offices and banks, cutting office hours to save power amid a fuel crisis. After the change, government and autonomous offices operated from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm for more than two months after the change.
The government later readjusted the 8:00 am-3:00 pm schedule on Nov 15, 2022, and set a 9:00 am-4:00 pm schedule for government and autonomous institutions.