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Bangladesh offices to operate on limited scale until Aug 3
The government has decided to allow offices and other workplaces to continue operating on a limited scale until Aug 3 amid a worsening coronavirus epidemic.
Published : 30 June 2020, 02:54 PM
Updated : 30 June 2020, 05:21 PM
The opening hours of shops and stores will also be extended by three hours from July 1, State Minister for Public Affairs Farhad Hossain told bdnews24.com on Tuesday.
Shops will be allowed to remain open from 10am to 7pm until Aug 3.
"Economic activities will carry on as they have at a reduced capacity until Aug 3. The information ministry and the health services directorate will continue efforts to spread awareness about the disease among the people."
In an order issued on Tuesday, the Cabinet Division announced that the curbs on public transports and general movements will also remain effective until Aug 3.
The stay-at-home rules requiring citizens to remain indoors from 8pm to 6am barring emergencies, have been relaxed as well.
Citizens must now remain at home from 10pm to 5am while they are to wear masks at all times when venturing outside. Legal action will be taken against those who defy the orders, the government warned.
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