Educational institutions to remain closed for 2 days a week to save power

All educational institutions under the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) will remain closed for two days a week as part of the government’s move to save power.

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.

After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam shared the details of the decision with the media. These restrictions will continue indefinitely.

The students will enjoy holidays on Friday and Saturday, said a notification of the Education Ministry issued on Monday. The new arrangement will be effective soon, it said. 

The authorities concerned with the universities have been asked to take necessary steps in this regard.

On June 17, the government directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to close shopping malls and kitchen markets by 8:00 pm to save energy.

A letter, signed by Ahsan Kibria Siddiqui, director-general of the Prime Minister's Office (Administration), said that the prime minister has instructed to take necessary steps to ensure that shops, shopping malls, and kitchen markets are not kept open after 8:00 pm.