Dhaka, May 4 -- But private employees can leave the areas where they are deployed even though the public transportation will stay shut.

The public administration ministry on Monday issued the order in the announcement extending from May 7 to May 16 the lockdown in the form of "general holidays" which are already in place to slow the outbreak.

"No public servant will be allowed to leave their place of work during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays," Public Administration Secretary Shaikh Yusuf Harun told bdnews24.com, clarifying that the order does not apply for employees of private organisations.

But in another order, the government said inter-district transport services will remain shut during the Eid to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

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