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DCCI demands one-day weekly holiday

Star Business Report
The Dhaka chamber has suggested the government change the weekly holiday to a one-day one from the existing two-day weekend to help accelerate economic activities in the country.
The suggestion came at a view-exchange meeting,
The Best of Bangladesh is Business, organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and industry in the capital yesterday.
"To keep the wheal of economic activities moving, it is required to close banks, insurance, customs and other organisations for one day, not for two days," DCCI President Zafar Osman told the meeting.
Proposing Sunday for the weekly holiday to keep pace with the rest of the globe and a two-hour break for the Jumma prayer on Friday, Osman said,
"Different Muslim majority nations, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, enjoy weekly holiday on Sunday."
He also urged the government to make separate working hours for schools, colleges as well as public and private offices to reduce traffic jam.
"Now the educational institutions and public private offices open at the same time in the morning, resulting in a huge traffic congestion, but a separate opening hours could reduce the problem," he said, proposing to start working at government offices from 7:30-8 am and private offices from 9 am.
Extending his support to the commerce minister's recent announcement of not activating the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), the DCCI chief said the government's task is to monitor market and find out whether there is any malpractice, not the market intervention.
"It is not possible to do anything through mounting pressure. Instead, the government should go for intensive market monitoring," Osman said.
He also demanded that the government set up banks for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for financing the potential sector.
Besides, providing legality to the Regulatory Reforms Commission and Bangladesh Better Business Forum for a public-private partnership government in real sense and fostering political stability were focused in the deliberations of the business platform.
The business leaders also felt it urgent to keep open the ports, railways, airways and highways round the clock for ensuring a business-friendly atmosphere at Chittagong SeaPort.
They emphasised energy availability as well as alternative sources, such as solar and nuclear power.
DCCI directors Niaz Rahim, Nasiruddin Khan. Nesar Mahmud, RI Khan, and Omar Faruque, were also present at the function.