Dhaka, May 9 -- Earlier, the ban remained in force until May 7.

The government has also extended the lockdown and the ban on flights to May 16.

Bangladesh had initially banned visas-on-arrival from Mar 15 to Mar 31 and stopped all flights in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

The virus has infected 13,134 in the country and killed 206 of them as of Friday, according to government data.

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