Education Desk: Dhaka University (DU) Vice Chancellor Prof Akhtaruzzaman on Monday held an online meeting with the university’s deans of faculties regarding its academic program amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A press release was issued by the university authorities signed by its Director of Public Relations Mahmood Alam in regard on Monday.
Earlier, the Education Ministry closed all schools, colleges, and universities from March 18 to 31, and later extended the closure till April 9 due to the global pandemic, postponing the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled to start on April 1.
As of Monday, Bangladesh has confirmed 2,779 coronavirus cases with the death toll rising to 101 after 10 new fatalities were reported.
The fast spreading Covid-19 has so far killed 168,000 people in more than 200 countries and territories.
