Staff Reporter :
The Supreme Court has extended the holiday for courts by two more days to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
April 14, the first day of Bengali New Year, will be added with the holidays, said a notification signed by Supreme Court Registrar General Md Ali Akbar on Monday.
The government has declared general holiday and cut off mass transportation to prevent transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).
On Sunday, the government declared April 12 and 13 as general holidays.
On March 24, a general holiday was declared for courts from March 29 to April 2 as per the directive of the Chief Justice. Then, on April 1, the holiday was extended till April 9.
Bangladesh has so far confirmed 123 coronavirus cases and twelve deaths.
