Bangladesh Close Schools to Reduce Office Hours

Bangladesh government has announced closure of schools for one more day each week and reduced office hours to ease an electricity shortage.

Bangladesh Cabinet Secretary, Khandker Islam said the schools which were previously only closed on Fridays would now also be shut on Saturdays.
Last month, the South Asian nation started daily two-hour power cuts.

Protesters have taken to the streets in recent weeks after the government raised petrol prices by more than 50%.