Pohela Boishakh programmes postponed

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DHAKA, April 1, 2020 (BSS) – The government has instructed the
authorities concerned to postpone all the programmes of Pohela Boishakh
(Bengali New Year) to avoid mass gatherings aiming to contain the spread of
coronavirus.

In this regard, the Cabinet Division today issued a circular signed by
its deputy secretary Mohammad Abdul Wadud Chowdhury.

To prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the authorities
concerned are requested to postpone all the programmes of Bengali New Year-
1427, including the programmes of Chittagong Hill Tracts), to avoid public
gatherings, the circular read.