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for weddings or celebrations.

Nasimul said, “We are considering how we can deal with the fact that our supply system has become insecure because of the Middle East war, and what measures we can take to handle the resulting price fluctuations.”

The cabinet secretary said some government expenditure would be reduced for the next three months and that no new computer equipment would be purchased.

On educational institutions, he said the education ministry would start issuing separate instructions from Sunday after considering requirements at different levels so that academic activities are not hampered.

On Tuesday, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon said the government was considering combining online and in-person classes. He also said the authorities were thinking about six-day school weeks.

Nasimul added that the government decided to introduce electric buses as an alternative to the large number of vehicles used by government schools, which will be allowed to import electric buses without duty. Commercial electric buses would only have 20 percent import duty.

The cabinet also approved in principle an amendment to the Public Examinations Offences Act by revising parts of the 1980 law, so that offences committed in public examinations can be tried, he added.