cover ;; After 66 consecutive days of vacation, offices and courts have been active on a limited scale, factories and wheels are turning. The working people have returned to work. The economy has come to a standstill, but the government does not depend on the relief.
Due to the Corona virus, the government wants to move forward by using all the experience of the general holiday and lockdown in the lockdown, medical facilities, food supply, and the current budget, which has been allocated to deal with the corona situation in every sector including health.
So the whole country is not locked down, but the government has taken a policy decision to implement a strict lockdown in the more infected ‘red zones’ by saving the economy.
To implement this decision, five ministers of the government, Mayor of Dhaka North and South City and Chittagong City Corporation, Cabinet Secretary and Chief Secretary of the Prime Minister held an online meeting on Friday (June 12). The meeting emphasized on the implementation of the strict lockdown in the more affected areas.
After the long general holiday, the government has decided to keep office courts and public transport in line with limited rules from May 31 to June 15. This decision will be implemented even after June 15. The government will not return and the nationwide lockdown is going on, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is moving forward with both her life and livelihood, and she has decided to take a zone-based lockdown, which has been discussed in the meeting of five ministers.
Home Minister Zahid Malek presided over the meeting by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Local Government Minister Md. Tajul Islam, State Minister for Public Administration Md Farhad Hossain, ICT State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak.
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam and South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Barrister Fazle Noor Tapas, Chittagong City Corporation Mayor AJM Nashir Uddin Chao Cabinet Secretary Khandkar Anwarul Islam and Chief Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office Dr. Senior government officials including Ahmed Kaykaus were involved in it.
In this regard, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain told BanglaNews in the afternoon that the Red Zone Jatgas announced by the Ministry of Health will be locked down. There will be special treatment in the red zones, there will be special cauters in these areas, which are not moving, and offices in the Red Zones will remain closed.
He said strict lockdown will be implemented in these areas, providing food for those who need food, shopping for the able-bodied, ambulance, and other services, including ambulance, and other services will be ensured.
Farhad Hossain said that there will be a lockdown in these areas for 14-21 days so that the infection does not spread.
The hotspot for infection is Dhaka, referring to the state minister for public administration, saying that the infection rate here is 72 percent, followed by Chittagong and the whole country. 16 per cent. For this, Dhaka and Chittagong are being given more importance.
What will be the decision after June 15? In the question, the State Minister of Public Administration said that the decision we have taken on a limited scale is currently the decision.
Attending the meeting, local government minister Md Tajul Islam said that when the area-based lockdown is announced across the country, it will be difficult to entrust law enforcement everywhere. Because it will be difficult to appoint such a large number of manpower to prevent the coronavirus while dealing with other law and order issues apart from the coronavirus, so it will be easier to make it effective.
The local government minister urged the activist committees formed from the district to union level in the zone-based lockdown.
Eid Samat Apatik Reports Are Coming
The state minister for public administration on Friday said that many people were infected when they went home and arrived and their reports are coming.
Wear masks in villages too
Referring to the 90-95 percent of people wearing masks in Dhaka city, the state minister for public administration said that those who are not wearing should be wearing masks and they will be at risk if they do not wear masks.
In this context, Farhad Hossain said, "It is seen that the rickshaw pullers are not wearing masks, they have to wear masks. It may be difficult to drive a rickshaw with a mask but to save their lives."
The Minister of State for Public Administration said, "We are working quickly with all the experiences to be useful. People should not wear masks and not to come out unnecessarily."