The so-called nationwide lockdown was supposed to end on Wednesday, as per the gazette notification issued on June 6. But now, with the fresh directive, the ongoing restrictions will remain in place until July 15, said a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Wednesday. As Covid-19 cases kept growing at an alarming rate since mid-March, the government was forced to impose a nationwide lockdown for one week from April 5 to contain the spread. Later, a stricter set of restrictions on public movement and gathering were announced from April 14 to 21. With public transports operating, shopping malls and shops open, and Covid-19 cases soaring in frontier districts because of the highly contagious Indian variant, experts fear that Bangladesh may face the worst outbreak of the deadly virus at the end of June.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 16, 2021 11:26 UTC