he government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9am to 3:30pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions.

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.

“During Ramadan, 9am to 3:30pm was fixed as the office timing from Sunday to Thursday. And there will be a 15-minute break from 1:15to 1:30pm for Zuhr prayers,” Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain said while briefing reporters at the secretariat.

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.

Besides, the Supreme Court will fix the office timing for all courts which are under its authority. 

The holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin on March 12, subject to sighting the moon.