Govt likely to reduce office hour or introduce virtual office: State Minister
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Govt likely to reduce office hour or introduce virtual office: State Minister

Govt likely to reduce office hour or introduce virtual office: State Minister


A decision will be taken soon about reducing office hours or introducing virtual office to save electricity, said State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain on Monday.

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“Government is mulling reducing office hour and introducing work from home in the backdrop of power crisis. The decision will be finalised within a week. We’ll take decision considering the public sufferings,” he told reporters at the Secretariat.

A discussion is going on about it and suggestions came about reducing office hours from 9 am to 3 pm or 4 pm, he said adding “But the decision has not been finalised yet.”

Also read: PM seeks people’s support to cut power subsidy amid hard times

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