Cultural events, fairs, billboards will have to turn off lights by 7pm: Cabinet Division

The government has given instructions for turning off lights at cultural programmes, fairs, trade fairs and billboards by 7pm every day in the wake of a global supply crisis sparked by the Iran war.

The Cabinet Division sent letters to divisional commissioners and district commissioners on Monday asking them to take necessary steps to ensure the move.

In the same letters, the government also announced extension of the daily deadline for turning off lights at shopping malls, shopping complexes and stores by one hour to 7pm.

The extension comes following pleas by shopowners for extending the earlier deadline of 6pm to 8pm amid a global energy supply crisis.

On 4 April, leaders from shopowners’ bodies attended a meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman requesting the extension.