Covid-19: 1 week lockdown in this country, people come on the streets in protest
Bangladesh has announced a week-long lockdown on Monday amid rising cases of coronavirus. Public transport has been suspended. However small business owners have opposed this lockdown. They say that this will affect their livelihood. According to the Dhaka Tribune report, according to a government circular issued on Sunday, the lockdown will remain from 6 am on April 5 to 12 midnight on April 11. It has been said in the report that people have been asked not to leave their homes from 6 pm to 6 am.
This decision has been taken due to the prevailing situation in the country, where the rate of infection and deaths has increased in recent weeks. The government has said that they are increasing the number of COVID-19-designated hospitals and ICU beds to deal with the increasing number of patients. According to United News of Bangladesh, 7,087 fresh COVID-19 cases have been registered in Bangladesh, taking the total cases in the country to 624,364.
All public transport services (road, river, railway and domestic flights) in Bangladesh have been suspended. However, all government / non-government / autonomous offices, courts and private offices will be able to facilitate the movement of their employees to use their own transport on a limited scale.
Thousands of people left Dhaka on Sunday for fear of being trapped during the lockdown. According to media reports, most of the people who were left were unemployed or in poverty. Many shop owners and employees were seen on the streets, who were opposing the government’s decision to keep all shopping malls and markets closed during the week-long bandh.
Several hundred traders demonstrated in the New Market area of Dhaka. This is the second time lockdown has been imposed in Bangladesh. Earlier in Bangladesh, a lock-down of 66 days was imposed from 26 March to 30 May last year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, through a speech in Parliament, urged the people to help prevent the spread of the virus to the people.