Bangladesh remained shut down on the fourth day of the countrywide strict lockdown which started on July 1 to contain the spiralling COVID 19 infection in the country.&nbsp;<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Very few vehicles were seen on the roads in the capital city Dhaka on Sunday.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''Shops were also closed except those which sold items of daily use and medicines.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''People did not venture out of their homes. Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and armed forces kept vigil in the city to enforce the lockdown.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''More than 1900 people have been detained in Dhaka over the last 4 days for violating the lockdown provisions.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The police and special magistrates are imposing fines on people coming out of their homes without any convincing reasons.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''In other parts of the country also, strict lockdown is being implemented by the local administration with support from the police and armed forces.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Cities like Rajshahi, Khulna, Pabna, Noakhali, Patuakhali and Bhola among others reported strict observance of the lockdown.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''In Bhola so far more than 650 people have been fined and 15 people detained for violating the lockdown in the town.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Police, Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), Navy and RAB are patrolling the town to ensure strict restrictions.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In other cities and towns also police and armed forces are imposing fines on people and detaining a few for violating the lockdown provisions.</span><br />
News On AIR | July 4, 2021 8:45 PM
Bangladesh remains shut down on 4th day of countrywide strict lockdown