The country’s two bourses will remain closed until May 5 as the government further extended the ongoing holidays to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus.
The government has further extended the ongoing shutdown till May 5 as part of its efforts to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
The trading and official activities on the Dhaka Stock Exchange will remain shut in line with the government holidays, according to a DSE statement on Thursday.
The port city’s bourse, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), will also remain closed until May 5, said a CSE press release.
The CSE press release also said that if the government extend the ongoing holidays further, the trading and official activities will also remain shut in line with the government holidays.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Thursday noon extending the ongoing closure of all public and private offices till May 5.
Emergency services related to the supply of power, water, gas and fuel, port activities and telephone, internet and postal operations will remain out of the purview of the shutdown.
Besides, same order will be applicable for vehicles carrying agricultural goods, fertilizers, food, medicine and other daily essentials.
Earlier on March 23, the government initially declared 10 days general holidays, including weekly holidays, for all public and private offices effective from March 26 to April 4.
Later the government extended the general holidays till April 11 and the holidays were also extended till April 25 due to rising cases of Covid-19 in Bangladesh.
The death toll from the deadly virus has reached to 127 and the number of total infected person stands at 4,186 as of Thursday (April 23).