The cabinet on Monday has rescheduled working hours for the government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions again two months after it was changed due tp a power crunch.
The changed office time is 9 am to 4 pm, which will be effective from November 15 next.
The regular cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheihk Hasina at her office made the decision on Monday. Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam has announced this at a press briefing after the cabinet meeting.
However, the Supreme Court, Bangladesh Bank, and school and college administrations will set their own schedules of working hours, he said.
On August 22, Bangladesh government rescheduled office timing, from 8am to 3pm, for all government and autonomous offices and from 9am to 4pm for all banks to save electricity amid the energy crisis.