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18 ministries, affiliated offices to remain open in limited scale amid
shutdown
DHAKA, April 23, 2020 (BSS) – The government today issued a circular asking
18 ministries and their affiliated agencies and departments to keep their
offices open in a limited scale during the ongoing closure amid coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic.
“The following ministries/departments and their affiliated offices,
including those in Dhaka and in all divisions, districts and upazilas, have
been requested to keep their offices open in a limited scale during the
general holidays,” said the notification signed by Deputy Secretary of the
Public Administration Ministry Kazi Mohammad Saiful Islam.
The ministries and departments are: Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Cabinet
Division, Agriculture Ministry, Commerce Ministry, Food Ministry, Public
Administration Ministry, Health Service Division, Medical Education and
Family Welfare Division, Public Security Division, Security Services
Division, Information Ministry, Local Government Division, Rural Development
and Co-operatives Division, Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, Shipping
Ministry, Social Welfare Ministry, Women and Children Affairs Ministry and
Fisheries and Livestock Ministry, the notification added.
The notification said officials of the other government offices will
compulsorily stay at their respective work areas.
Besides, the government today extended, , for the fourth time, the ongoing
nationwide general holidays up to May 5 aiming to check the spread of
coronavirus in the country.
According to the circular, the days from April 26 to 30 and from May 3 to 5
were announced as general holiday, while the weekend May 1 and 2 would be
added to the shutdown.
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