Secretariat off limits after office hours

Home ministry issues letter

Bangladesh government has imposed a restriction asking all including its employees not to stay in the Secretariat after office hours citing “security reasons”. This undated file photo shows main gate of Bangladesh Secretariat

Star Online Report

Bangladesh government has imposed a restriction asking all including its employees not to stay in the Secretariat after office hours citing “security reasons”.
Home ministry issued a press release yesterday in this regard seeking the list of employees who stay at the secretariat office after the working hours.
According to the notice, no one but the law enforcers can stay at the secretariat premises after office hours without prior permission at night due to security matters.
“If it is urgent for anyone to stay beyond working hours, the home ministry must be informed of for permission to this end,” it added.
The Secretariat is a “restricted and sensitive structure,” the press release adds.