Bangladesh Cuts Shop Hours To 8 PM, Billboards By 7 PM Amid Energy Crisis: India To Help?

Ba gladesh
has
tighte ed
est ictio s
o
comme cial
activity
as
a
wo se i g
e e gy
c u ch
puts
p essu e
o
elect icity
ge e atio ,
comi g
days
afte
the
cou t y’s
E e gy
Mi iste
Iqbal
Hassa
Mahmood
sought
additio al
diesel
supplies
f om
I dia.
U de
a
ew
gove me t
di ective
issued
o
August
12,
shoppi g
malls,
ma kets
a d
shops
ac oss
Ba gladesh
will
have
to
close
by
8
pm.
The
timi g
of
the
decisio
is
sig ifica t.
The
est ictio s
we e
a ou ced
sho tly
afte
Mahmood
aised
the
issue
of
additio al
diesel
supplies
with
I dia
High
Commissio e
to
Ba gladesh
P a ay
Ve ma,
as
Dhaka
looks
to
add ess
fuel
a d
gas
sho tages
affecti g
powe
ge e atio .

Ba gladesh
Puts
Natio wide
Cu bs
O
Comme cial
Lighti g

The
latest
di ective
fixes
ope ati g
hou s
fo
comme cial
establishme ts
betwee
11
am
a d
8
pm.
The
o de ,
issued
by
the
Mi ist y
of
Powe ,
E e gy
a d
Mi e al
Resou ces,
applies
beyo d
Dhaka
a d
has
bee
ci culated
to
mayo s
a d
admi ist ato s
of
city
co po atio s,
as
well
as
divisio al
commissio e s
a d
deputy
commissio e s.

The
gove me t
has
also
o de ed
illumi ated
billboa ds
to
be
switched
off
by
7
pm.
Deco ative
lighti g
has
bee
p ohibited
altogethe
u de
the
ew
measu es,
as
pe
epo ts.

The
otificatio
states
that
“all
types
of
deco ative
o
illumi ated
lighti g
will
emai
switched
off.”

The
est ictio s
exte d
to
public
eve ts
as
well.
Fai s,
t ade
fai s
a d
cultu al
p og ammes
taki g
place
ac oss
the
cou t y
have
bee
i st ucted
to
fi ish
by
8
pm.

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C isis
D ives
Gove me t’s
‘Quick
Fix’

A
se io
official
i
the
BNP
admi ist atio ,
speaki g
to
Netwo k18
o
co ditio
of
a o ymity,
said
the
measu es
we e
i te ded
to
cu b
elect icity
co sumptio ,
pa ticula ly
f om
a tificial
lighti g.

The
di ective
eflects
the
gove me t’s
attempt
to
educe
dema d
at
a
time
whe
p olo ged
powe
cuts
have
bee
epo ted
i
eside tial
a eas.
Limiti g
comme cial
ope ati g
hou s
a d
o -esse tial
lighti g
p ovides
autho ities
with
a
immediate
mecha ism
to
educe
elect icity
co sumptio
without
imposi g
a
complete
shutdow
of
busi esses.

I dia
Co ectio :
Dhaka
Seeks
Ext a
Diesel
Supplies

The
est ictio s
come
agai st
the
backd op
of
Ba gladesh
seeki g
g eate
e e gy
assista ce
f om
I dia.
E e gy
Mi iste
Iqbal
Hassa
Mahmood
ece tly
app oached
New
Delhi
fo
additio al
diesel
supplies
du i g
discussio s
with
I dia
High
Commissio e
P a ay
Ve ma.
The
equest
came
amid
sho tages
of
fuel
a d
gas
that
have
affected
elect icity
ge e atio
a d
co t ibuted
to
lo ge
powe
i te uptio s
i
pa ts
of
Ba gladesh.

The
seque ce
of
eve ts
highlights
the
i te co ected
atu e
of
Ba gladesh’s
cu e t
e e gy
challe ges.
While
Dhaka
is
seeki g
additio al
fuel
supplies
f om
I dia,
it
is
simulta eously
attempti g
to
educe
domestic
elect icity
dema d
th ough
est ictio s
o
comme cial
establishme ts,
lighti g
a d
public
eve ts.

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Fai s
A d
Cultu al
Eve ts
Also
Face
New
Deadli e

The
gove me t’s
measu es
a e
ot
limited
to
shops
a d
ma kets.
Autho ities
have
o de ed
fai s,
t ade
fai s
a d
cultu al
p og ammes
cu e tly
taki g
place
o
scheduled
to
be
held
ac oss
Ba gladesh
to
co clude
by
8
pm.

The
di ective
specifically
says
that
“o goi g/upcomi g
fai s,
t ade
fai s
a d
cultu al
p og ammes
ac oss
the
cou t y
co clude
by
8:00
pm.”

The
atio wide
dist ibutio
of
the
o de
i dicates
that
the
gove me t
i te ds
the
est ictio s
to
be
impleme ted
ac oss
admi ist ative
egio s
athe
tha
t eati g
the
p oblem
as
o e
co fi ed
to
Dhaka.

Restau a ts,
Hospitals
A d
Pha macies
Exempt

The
evised
ope ati g
ules
came
i to
effect
f om
Wed esday.
Comme cial
establishme ts
cove ed
by
the
o de
ca
ope ate
betwee
11
am
a d
8
pm,
while
illumi ated
billboa ds
must
be
tu ed
off
by
7
pm.

Howeve ,
the
gove me t
has
ca ved
out
exemptio s
fo
ce tai
esse tial
se vices.
Restau a ts,
hospitals
a d
pha macies
a e
ot
cove ed
by
the
ew
est ictio s.

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