Office hours back to regular schedule Wednesday

The Report Desk

Published: July 31, 2024, 01:13 PM

Office hours back to regular schedule Wednesday

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Employees and staff of different government and private offices joined their work according to their normal schedule from Wednesday following the government’s decision.

People were seen in a hurry to reach their destinations in the morning while all modes of vehicles were plying on the roads.

However, decision is yet to come about the reopening of the educational institutions closed due to students‍‍` quota reformation movement.

The law enforcers were seen taking position in their designated places like before to maintain law and order situation and they kept a vigil on the overall situation.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Public Administration Ministry made an announcement to run all offices as per regular schedule aiming to bring the situation to normal gradually.

Meanwhile, the government announced a relaxation of the ongoing nationwide curfew from 7 am to 8 pm for four days starting from today in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, and Narsingdi districts, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Tuesday.

Amid the widespread violence over the quota reform protest, the government imposed a curfew from Friday midnight.

The government in an executive order declared general holidays on July 21, 22 and 23.

On July 24, the Public Administration Ministry fixed the office hours from 11 am to 3 pm for July 24 and July 25 amid countrywide curfew imposed on July 19.

Later, the government set office timing from 9 am to 3 pm for July 28 to 30.

Some 150 people have died during the violence surrounding the quota reform protests across the country, according to government estimate. Unofficial death toll has crossed 200.


 

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