Police have cited the vast number of people attending the funeral as the reason behind the failure to make the attendees follow the rules on Sunday afternoon. After the previous Janaza at Sarail Upazila on Apr 18 amid a lockdown, the authorities removed several police officials from the district following criticism. Though the offices have reopened, the government has made wearing masks outdoors mandatory. However, thousands of fans of Moniruzzaman Siraji gathered shoulder to shoulder without wearing masks at Jamia Sirajea Darul Uloom madrasa at Bhadughar for Moniruzzaman’s Janaza on Sunday afternoon. Mozammel Hossain Reza, Brahmanbaria additional superintendent of police, told bdnews24.com that the police told the organisers of the Janaza to follow the health rules.

Source: bd News24 August 09, 2020 21:45 UTC