BCB asks staff to work remotely
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to let its staff stay at home and work remotely from today due to the coronavirus outbreak, informed the BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury yesterday.
"It will be implemented from tomorrow [Sunday] and we have already spoken to our department managers and given directives from the board to everyone. We will try to limit our operational programmes as much as possible unless there are any emergencies," Nizamuddin told reporters.
"As the BCB is associated with the ICC, ACC and other member countries, we will try to attend to them remotely. There will be specific instructions if there is any emergency work for anyone in the office and we are trying to work accordingly. We have also requested everyone not to leave their stations to stay available."
The BCB also arranged an awareness seminar for its staff yesterday, where doctors informed them about the threat of the coronavirus and precautionary measures.
"Mainly, the board thinks that we should all participate in raising awareness. As a primary step, we will have a practice session involving our staff and doctors," Nizamuddin added.
Following an emergency meeting on March 19, the BCB had postponed all cricketing activities in the country indefinitely, including the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League.
Bangladesh has so far registered 20 people who have been infected by the virus.
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