<span style="color: #222222;">The government of Bangladesh has extended the closure of educational institutions till Nov. 14.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, the educational institutions were closed till October 31.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Education Minister Dipu Moni made the announcement on Thursday during an online media briefing in Dhaka.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The educational institutions in Bangladesh have remained closed since March 17 after the outbreak of Corona pandemic in the country.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, the government had announced that the annual examination for Junior School Certificate (JSC)&nbsp; and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) will not be held in order to control the spread of Coronavirus in the country.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In the meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged people to follow the health guidelines to protect themselves from the second possible wave of the COVID 19.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The death toll due to Coronavirus in Bangladesh has gone up to 5886 as&nbsp; 25 deaths were reported on Thursday.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to the latest figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday, the country reported 1681 fresh cases of Coronavirus.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The total number of people infected by the Coronavirus now stands at 4.04 lakh out of which 3.21 lakh people have recovered so far.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The recovery rate of Corona patients in Bangladesh is recorded to be 79.38 percent.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | October 29, 2020 7:45 PM
Bangladesh extends closure of educational institutions till Nov. 14