All public and private organizations have been instructed to run with half the employees from Monday till February 6 in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. The other half of the staff will function virtually, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Sunday. Bangladesh Supreme Court will issue necessary directions regarding the activities of the court during this period. Besides, Bangladesh Bank and Financial Institutions Division will provide necessary instructions regarding banks, insurance and financial institutions. On Friday, the government announced the closure of all the schools, colleges and universities till February 6. Covid situation in Bangladesh Bangladesh logged 14 more Covid-linked deaths with 10,906 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. The daily positivity rate increased to 31.29% from Saturday’s 28.02% after testing 35,051 samples, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The fresh numbers took the country’s total fatalities to 28,223 while the caseload mounted to 1,685,136 on Sunday. Post navigation Bangladeshi-American becomes the first Muslim woman to be nominated as US federal judge Bangladesh reports 13,154 fresh cases, 31 deaths from Covid-19