Bangladesh
Hard Lockdown DMP arrests 381 on Friday for venturing out during Covid-19 lockdown
Dhaka, July 31: On Friday, 381 people were arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for disobeying instructions during a 14-day hard lockdown imposed by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Besides, 108 individuals and organizations have been fined Tk 69,940 by the mobile courts. At the same time, the traffic department imposed a fine of Tk 8,17,000 against 321 vehicles.
A total of 4,005 people have been arrested in the capital in eight days.
The information was confirmed by Iftekhairul Islam, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Department of Media and Public Relations, DMP, on Friday (July 30).
He said the arrests were made after the arrestees failed to give a satisfactory answer when they were questioned about their whereabouts after being detained.
