Shops, Markets to Close after 8pm from Monday

The government has decided to close shops, stalls, markets, and grocery stores across the country after 8 pm on Monday to save electricity and fuel.

However, the vegetable market will remain open even after 8 pm. The decision was taken at a meeting at the Ministry of Labor and Employment on Sunday (June 19).

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Saturday (17 June) issued a notice ordering the closure. 

The decision came from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to save energy amid the rampant price hike of fuel globally, according to the notice. 

It urged all the concerned departments including law enforcement agencies to utilise provision 114 of the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 to enforce the decision.