New Delhi (NVI): The Bangladesh government has decided to extend the general holidays till May 5 in a bid to tackle the worsening coronavirus situation in the country.
State Minister of Public Administration Ministry Farhad Hossain, told the media that the holidays will be extended and a notification in this regard will be issued on Thursday.
Earlier, the general holidays in the country have been extended for 4 times after they were first announced on March 23.
In addition to this, the total number of deaths from coronavirus continues to rise in Bangladesh as 10 more people have died in the last 24 hours, taking the total casualties in the country to 120, according to United News of Bangladesh.
Besides, a total number of 390 people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, raising the number of such cases in the country to 3,772.
