DSE to remain closed till May 5

The country's prime bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), will remain closed until May 5 as the government further extended the ongoing holidays in a bid to prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus or COVID-19.

A statement, signed by Md Shafiqur Rahman, DSE's deputy general manager (publication and public relations department), has been issued in this regard on Thursday (April 23).

The trading and official activities on the Dhaka Stock Exchange will remain shut in line with the government holidays, according to the DSE statement.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification on Thursday noon extending the ongoing closure of all public and private offices till May 5.

Earlier on March 23, the government initially declared 10 days general holidays, including weekly holidays, for all public and private offices effective from March 26 to April 4.

Later the government extended the general holidays till April 11 and the holidays were also extended till April 25 due to rising cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh.


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