Bangladesh will extend the nationwide shutdown till May 5

Bangladesh will extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces to May 5 amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain has said.
Formal notice to announce the extension will be published on Thursday.
Bangladesh registered 10 more deaths from the coronavirus in the 24 hours to 8am Wednesday, raising the count to 120.
A total 390 people tested positive for virus from 3,096 samples in the same period as the tally of confirmed cases surged to 3,772.
Government asked the people to stay home as the virus cases are on rise across the country.