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Giving up 27 years'' official dress code, bureaucrats at the Bangladesh Secretariat have started attending their offices wearing trousers and shirts in a more business-like fashion, reports UNB.
At the last cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructed senior bureaucrats to shun suit and tie and instead wear trousers and shirts to cut electricity consumption caused by the use of air- conditioner. Following the PM''s order, the Cabinet Division issued a circular on Tuesday about the dress code for officials of the government, semi-government and autonomous bodies amending its previous circular of May 17, 1982.
According to the new circular, male officials were asked to wear trousers and shirts (half or full sleeve) during the summer time of March-November. The new dress code will be applicable at all time barring formal occasions where formal dress is compulsory.
Officials above the rank of deputy secretary are entitled to use air- conditioner in their offices. But the rule was not respected in many cases.
Although the new dress code is not applicable for government ministers, many ministers left aside their suit and tie, and wore trousers and shirts.
Saving electricity in government offices through limited use of air- condition is nothing new in many countries of the region. Even in Japan, China and India top officials were seen using limited air- condition to cut electricity consumption.

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