The government has directed deputy commissioners (DCs) in all 64 districts to ensure that cultural programmes, trade fairs, and billboard lighting are shut down by 7:00pm, in a stricter move to save electricity and fuel.

Move signals a tougher conservation drive as Bangladesh seeks to slash daily electricity consumption by 3,100 MW

Say businesses, proposing shop hours from 1pm to 9pm and smart energy management

Government extends hours by one hour following talks with traders, stakeholders

Working hours reduced by one hour; banks and courts to follow separate directives

Cabinet Division provides a more detailed account of the decisions taken at last night’s cabinet meeting

The government yesterday announced a series of austerity measures, including curtailing office hours and early closure of shopping malls and shops, as the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran strains the energy sector.

We need policies designed to reduce inflation and alleviate the foreign exchange crisis

Let’s think of some out-of-the-box ways to tackle even the most formidable of problems.

The government’s austerity measures have hit implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) in the first month of the current fiscal year, with just 0.96 per cent of the total allocation being spent, the lowest in the last four years.