general holidays
Reopening markets not mandatory: Commerce Minister
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said reopening markets is not mandatory for businesspeople.
Shops, shopping malls can operate 10am-4pm: Ministry
Businessmen will be allowed to keep shops and shopping malls open for six hours from 10am to 4pm every day from May 10, after maintaining health guidelines during the general holidays.
General holidays to continue until May 15: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government wants to extend the ongoing general holidays until May 15.
General holidays likely to be extended further till May 16: State Minister
As coronavirus continues to claim more lives and infect a larger number of people every day, the government has decided to extend the ongoing general holidays again till May 16 in a bid to prevent the transmission of the deadly virus.
“The decision to extend the ongoing general holidays has been taken. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will take initiatives in this regard,” State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told UNB.
Govt declares April 12,13 general holidays
The government on Sunday declared April 12 and 13 as general holidays, aiming to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Sunday,.
Besides, April 14, the first day of Bengali New Year, will be added with the holidays, it said.
On March 23, the government declared general holidays from March 26 to April 4, aiming to prevent the transmission of deadly coronavirus and then extended the holidays until April 9
But kitchen markets, food shops, pharmacies, hospitals and all emergency services will remain out of the purview of the general holidays.
Another person died from coronavirus and 18 more people tested positive for the virus during the last 24 hours, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.
“Death toll from the virus infection is now nine. Eighteen more people were tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24hours, raising the number of cases to 88,” he said in an online briefing.
Corona fallout spells disaster for millions of poor Bangladeshis: Economists
Though the restriction of movement and general holidays are helping the nation contain the spread of deadly coronavirus, economists fear it will have a huge adverse impact on the livelihoods of millions of people engaged in informal sector as their ‘wages are disappearing’.