The government's official working hours for the month of Ramadan and the first seven days of Shawwal has been decided.

 A directive issued by the President’s Office announced that the government's official working hours for the month of Ramadan and the first seven days of Shawwal every year would be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hence, the Office had requested for workplaces to implement these working hours during these days.

The calendars indicate that the first day of Ramadan would fall on 23rd of this month.