7-day general holidays likely to be declared Monday
The government is likely to announce a countrywide strict lockdown for weekly from April 14 on Monday to contain excessive rise in coronavirus infections.
The announcement of an over-all holiday is currently under process. The government will probably announce the week-prolonged lockdown on Monday. A proposal in this regard was sent to the Primary Minister's Office on Sunday. It really is learned that preparations will be underway for a gazette notification in this regard.
Sources at the Cabinet Division on Sunday said the government would announce a good week-long general holiday. For the moment, it will come to be of one week, but there are programs to increase it for another week spending the prevailing coronavirus an infection situation into account. Work is currently underway on how many other restrictions will maintain place, including the closure of public transport during public holidays. These issues will become clarified in the circular.
Earlier on Friday, Talk about Minister for General public Administration Farhad Hossain said except emergency products and services, all government and private offices and factories will stay closed through the strict lockdown beginning with April 14.
He said people would not be allowed to emerge from their houses through the lockdown.
Road Transfer and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader explained the government was first actively considering imposing an "all-out lockdown" for one week from April 14.
He also said no change in the found in behaviour of individuals happened through the ongoing 'lockdown'.
