Shops, malls to be shut by 8pm: Owners' association

All shops, retail outlets and shopping
malls across Bangladesh will be closed by 8pm as part of an energy-saving measure,
said owners' associations.
The decision was
announced in a press release issued by the Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity (shop
owners' association) today (2 April).
According to the
statement, the move was finalised at a joint meeting of the standing committees
of the Bangladesh Shop Owners Association and the Dhaka Metropolitan Shop
Owners Association.
The release said the decision aims to support the government in conserving
electricity and fuel in light of the ongoing international energy crisis. As
part of this effort, all shops, commercial outlets and shopping malls across
the country, including in Dhaka, will shut by 8pm.
However, hotels,
pharmacies, essential service providers, and fresh markets will remain exempt
from the directive.
Speaking to TBS,
Bangladesh Shop Owners Association President Nazmul Hasan Mahmud said the
notice is being issued today and will take effect immediately. "Some businesses
may not be aware of it today, but from tomorrow, it will be implemented in
almost all shopping malls and shops," he added.















