The decision came after a meeting of Bangladesh Film Exhibitors' Association at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) on Monday afternoon, according to media reports. Confirming the development, the association’s Adviser Mia Alauddin also told reporters that the multiplexes would be outside the purview of the decision. So far, Bangladesh has detected eight people infected with Covid-19, most of whom returned home from abroad recently. The decision to shut the cinema halls came hours after the government on Monday declared that all educational institutions across the country will remain closed from March 18 to 31, in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Alauddin told Bangla Tribune: “The cinema halls are also places of public gatherings.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 16, 2020 13:05 UTC