The education ministry on Saturday extended the closure of all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions until May 29.
Confirming the matter, education ministry public relations officer MA Khair said through a press release that the decision was taken following advice from the national advisory committee on Covid-19.
The online education programme will continue until this period, said the press release.
The authorities had earlier decided to reopen all schools and colleges on May 23 and the universities the next day.
The Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday reported 22 deaths from the disease in the past 24 hours in Bangladesh, pushing the death toll to 12,124.
A total of 261 people found Covid positive after examining 3,758 samples during the period. raising the number of infections to 7,79,796.
