Dhaka, April 3 -- In light of the country's ongoing fuel crisis, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, along with cabinet ministers and state ministers, will now also be coming under the government's latest austerity measures, with fuel allocations for their official vehicles set to be reduced by 30 per cent, with the Cabinet Division outlining a set of steps aimed at cutting public expenditure.
The meeting, which continued for several hours, was held at the National Parliament building and chaired by PM Rahman.
According to the decisions taken, the monthly fuel allocation for government vehicles will be cut by 30 per cent, directing all public offices to reduce their use of fuel, electricity and gas by the same margin.
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