RAJSHAHI, April 2, 2020 (BSS) – Mobile courts have fined 34 people with a
total of Taka 84,000 on the charges their involvement in spreading rumors
related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the district in the past two days.
“Mobile courts led by the respective executive magistrates found the
people guilty of the charges,” Abu Aslam, additional district magistrate,
said here today.
He said the people were found involved in spreading various rumors at
different areas in Godagari, Puthiya and Durgapur upazilas through Facebook
and other social media which are harmful for society as well as the public
life.
Besides, he said, the mobile courts are conducting drives in order to
resist such types of rumors besides creating awareness among the public in
general about the importance of staying home and social distancing to check
the coronavirus outbreak.