NO SUITS, TIES, IN
SUMMER: In a bid
to save electricity,
Bangladesh prime
minister Sheikh
Hasina has asked all
male colleagues
and male government employees to
wear suits, jackets and ties only in
winter. During the hot months,
between March and November, they
have been asked to wear trousers
and shirts which need not be tucked
in. Doing so, said Hasina, would minimize
the use of air conditioners
(ACs) in offices. She has also directed
not to turn the ACs below 24C. The
country suffers from long hours of
power cuts every day as its power
plants are unable to meet the country's
rising demand: state-owned
power plants generate 4,000 MW
electricity a day against the demand
of 6,000 MW.
FLOODS HIT
PAKISTAN: Flash
floods triggered by
torrential rains in
Pakistan killed 27
people and rendered
nearly 80,000
homeless. The authorities have
declared a state of emergency in the
North West Frontier Province. The
floods may strain the relief effort in
the region where two million
refugees from Swat valley have
taken shelter to escape the army
offensive against Taliban insurgents.
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