Ramadan office timing from 9 am to 3:30 pm

The legislature has modified the workplace timing for the forthcoming sacred month of Ramadan from 9 am to 3:30 pm for all administration, semi-government, independent and semi-self-ruling organizations.

The choice was taken on Monday at the week after week bureau meeting held with Prime Minister Sheik Hasina in the seat at the Prime Minister's Office, UNB reports.

Senior Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) of the Cabinet Division Dr Md Shamsul Arefin advised columnists at the Secretariat about the bureau meeting.

He said there will be a 15-minute break from 1:15 pm to 1:30 pm for Zohr petitions.

Dr Arefin said banks, organizations and budgetary establishments will fix their own office timing in front of the Ramadan.