MAQzine

Hats off to Bangladeshi government that issued a directive to all the government officials to hang their coats and three-piece suits in their wardrobes during summer. The step was meant to save energy by wearing simple Kurta-Pyjama that did not require to turn on air-conditioners. But our shameless rulers do not even think about it. Our mohtaram Prime Minister is mostly seen in an expensive two or three-piece suit and he still ridiculously cries out loud about austerity measures. Daily budget of President House is around a million Rupees and the same is the case with Prime Minister House. Just imagine three crore Rupees per month is simply consumed each by these two titans of democratic system. How much is spent on their security particularly on the weekly visit of (Syed) Yousuf Raza Gillani to Lahore . The Chief Minister of Punjab has ordered to not use air-conditioners before 11:00 a.m. What nonsense? Who needs an air-conditioner before 11:00 a.m. and still he is under the mistak...

Dhaka—The Bangladeshi prime minister has ordered public servants to ditch suits and ties for short-sleeved shirts to cut air-conditioning use in the power-starved nation. Sheikh Hasina first raised the idea at a cabinet meeting last month and asked her colleagues to set an example to other government employ-ees. “She told us to avoid suits and ties on hot days and to wear plain, simple shirts,” said communications minister Syed Abul Hossain. The prime minister pointed out that air conditioning is a luxury and if we wear the lighter clothing we will need to use the AC less. I’ve already noticed top public servants are no longer wearing suits and ties.” The official dress code for civil servants, written in 1982, was this week altered to accommodate Hasina’s instructions. Last month her government unveiled a six-billion-dollar power plant building programme to end a chronic energy shortage in Bangladesh’s fast-growing economy.The country of 144 million people has long suffered severe p...