Public, private offices to run virtually

Considering the current global situation, the government has decided to virtualize government and private offices to save electricity.

This decision was taken at a coordination meeting on power and energy matters at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Tejgaon in the capital on Monday (18 July) morning.

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Energy, Power, and Mineral Resources Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury told the media about the matter, after the meeting.

In the meeting, it has been decided to “virtualize government and private offices to save electricity”. Besides, the Ministry of Public Administration will coordinate the virtual management of government offices.

“How to reduce the time in the government offices is also being considered,” said Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Ahmed Kaykaus.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Ahmed Kaykaus, and Secretary to the PMO Tofazzal Hossain were also present at the meeting.