Govt declares 10-day holiday from March 26

By Hasan MajorMarch 23, 20201 Min Read

ZOOMBANGLA DESK: The government today declared a nationwide 10-day holiday shutting down government and private offices excepting essential and healthcare facilities from March 26 over the COVID-19 situation, BSS reports.

“All the government and private offices will remain closed from March 26 to April 4 to prevent the spread of coronavirus,” Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam told a press briefing at the Secretariat here.

He said the Army personnel in aid of civil power will be deployed at divisional and district levels from March 24 next to help local administrations ensure social distancing and take cautionary measures to contain the spread of coronavirus across the country.

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Hasan Major

Md. Mahamudul Hasan, widely known as Hasan Major, is a career journalist with over two decades of professional experience across print, broadcast and digital media. He is the founding Editor of Zoombangla.com. He has previously worked for national English daily New Age, The Independent, The Bangladesh Observer, leading Bangla daily Prothom Alo and state-owned Bangladesh Betar. Hasan Major holds both graduate and postgraduate degrees in Communication and Journalism from the University of Chittagong.