New office schedule to be readjusted later, in effect until further notice: State minister  

State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain today (August 24) said the new office schedule for the government and autonomous offices will remain in effect until further notice.

The new schedule is not permanent and will be readjusted later, he said at the Secretariat in a deal signing ceremony between Sunlife Insurance Company and Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF).

The new timings (8:00am-3:00pm), effective from today, means offices are starting an hour earlier. The officers and employees have welcomed this initiative and have joined work as per the new schedule, the state minister said.

"This schedule will remain in force until further notice," said the state minister.  

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Regarding the conflict between the timings of offices and schools, Farhad said private offices and financial institutions are operating from 9:00am.

"The situation we have observed today is tolerable and the government's decision is correct."
 
With the new timings, the workflow at the offices will increase, he said. There will be no pending work and no disruption in services, the state minister said.
 
BSRF General Secretary Masudul Haque presided over the event along with the organisation's president Tapan Biswas.
 
On Monday, the government rearranged the office timings from 8:00am to 3:00pm for all the government and autonomous offices and from 9:00am to 4:00pm for all banks in a bid to save electricity amid supply crunch.