RAJSHAHI, May 19, 2020 (BSS) – The district administration in association
with armed forces and law-enforcing agencies started enforcing stringent
measures to ensure social distancing everywhere in the city since this
morning to stem the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
In addition to limiting the movement of the public in general on the
streets and roads, all the markets and shopping malls, excluding the kitchen
and grocery shops, were forced to shut down.
Army personnel are seen patrolling on the entry points of all the markets
forcing the commoners to go back to their homes. Playing of auto-rickshaw and
other three-wheelers on the streets has also been limited.
The law-violators are also being penalized by the mobile courts as part of
reinforcing the restrictive measures.
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has imposed restrictions on entry to
the city areas or exit from it without any urgent reason. It has also urged
the people not to come out of home from 8pm to 6am.
Deputy Commissioner Hamidul Haque told BSS that they took the decision of
enforcing the strict measures in the district’s core-committee meeting here
yesterday afternoon.
“We are in a strong position to combat Covid-19 outbreak,” he said, adding
that ensuring social distancing is now an urgent need to thwart the virus
spreading.