Abdur Rashid CollectedAbdur Rashid, an offender in an arms case, was sent straight to prison for not wearing a mask before the courtA Dhaka Court cancelled bail of an accused criminal and sent him to prison for not wearing a face mask during a hearing for an arms case on Thursday. Abdur Rashid, the offender in question, appeared before the Dhaka Sixth Additional District and Sessions Judge Court without wearing a face mask. Later, Rashid’s lawyer Mostak Ali Siddique, subsequently provided a mask for Rashid and submitted a bail petition seeking bail for his client. In response to his reaction, the court sent him to jail,” he added. Earlier on October 25 last year, the government decided that no one will be served in government and private offices without wearing a face mask during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 28, 2021 13:18 UTC