All offices return to normal operating hours from Wednesday

The Public Administration Ministry has announced that all government, semi-government, autonomous, and semi-autonomous institutions will run as per the regular schedule of 9am to 5pm from Wednesday.

The information was disclosed in a media statement issued on Tuesday.

The statement said that from Wednesday, all offices will operate as usual from 9am to 5pm. Additionally, banks and courts will set their own schedules.

Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain said: "To maintain normal government activities, offices will resume regular hours from Wednesday."

Previously, due to violence surrounding the quota reform movement, general holidays were declared on July 21, 22, and 23. Government offices reopened on a limited scale starting July 24.

Earlier, the ministry fixed the office hours from 11am to 3pm for July 24 and July 25 amid countrywide curfew imposed on July 19.

Later, the government set office timing from 9am to 3pm for July 28 to 30.