<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b>Government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions will run from 9am to 5pm after Eid-ul-Azha vacation.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting held at her office.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain held a press conference at the Secretariat to inform about the decisions taken in the meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On November 15, 2022, the office schedule was made from 9am to 4pm to save power and energy. Earlier, during usual time, schedule of the government offices was from 9am-5pm.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, government offices will return to previous schedule again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The cabinet secretary said the government office time will be from 9am to 5pm between Sunday and Thursday but there will be a 30-minute break from 1pm to 1:30pm for prayers and lunch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Friday and Saturday will be weekend holidays, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mahbub Hossain said Shahbagh Thana will be shifted from the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan as the new address of the police station will be on Ramna mouza in Sakura restaurant area near Hotel Intercontinental.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The government has decided to shift the thana for the Swadhinata Stambha (third phase first revised) construction project.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, the cabinet today approved drafts of Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Act and National Bio-safety Policy 2024 and few other issues.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>