Bangladesh has again extended the time of educational institutions closure amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bangladesh's Ministry of Education said Thursday in a statement that the government extended the closure of all educational institutions till Oct. 3.

Bangladesh on March 16 first announced to close all the educational institutions in the country from March 17 in an effort to halt the spread of the COVID-19.

Since March 8, the virus has spread to nearly every Bangladeshi district and the total number rose to around 300,000 with over 4,000 deaths so far.