State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain came up with the information while talking to UNB. "Besides, we have also asked the elderly, sick and pregnant officials and employees to refrain from going to offices," he said. Besides, the officials who are living in the corona hotspot areas have been asked to refrain from going offices,” he said. The government has issued a gazette notification allowing limited operation of public transport and offices from May 31 to June 15 amid the coronavirus outbreak. As of Tuesday, Bangladesh had confirmed 52,445 coronavirus cases with the death toll rising to 709 after 37 new fatalities were reported.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 02, 2020 17:26 UTC