The government has amended the general holiday order to include newspapers and fuel as emergency services during the coronavirus shutdown.
Published : 02 Apr 2020, 04:15 PM
The Ministry of Public Administration made the announcement on Thursday.
Bangladesh has confirmed 56 cases of the coronavirus infection so far with six deaths. The government announced a general holiday, initially from Mar 26-Apr 4 before extending it to Apr 11, in a bid to reduce the risk of a further outbreak.
It said the shutdown order will not apply to emergency services such as electricity, water, gas, fire services, cleaning activities, telephone and the internet.