<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9 am to 3:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The decision was taken on Wednesday at the weekly cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the Prime Minister's Office.</div><div><br></div><div>“During the  Ramadan, 9am to 3:30pm was fixed as the office timing from Sunday to Thursday. And there’ll be a 15-minute break from 1:15 to 1:30pm for Zohr prayers,” cabinet secretary Md Mahbub Hossain said while briefing reporters at the secretariat.</div><div><br></div><div>However, banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, post, railway, hospitals, state-run mills and factories and other emergency service-providing organisations will fix their own office time considering their own laws and public interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, the Supreme Court will fix the office timing for all courts which are under its authority.  </div><div><br></div><div>The holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin on March 12, subject to sighting the moon, reports UNB </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>