Private vehicles rise on Dhaka roads

The movement of private vehicles has increased significantly in the last few days despite the government-imposed lockdown which was extended for another week to counter the surge in  Covid-19 cases. People who obtained movement passes are allowed to commute in their personal vehicles while those dedicated in emergency services are exempted

Instructions to apply for movement pass

Bangladesh Police has launched a 'movement pass' for people who need to go out for emergencies during the strict restrictions imposed to tackle the worsening situation of coronavirus, going to take effect from Wednesday. People can obtain the pass by visiting: movementpass.police.gov.bd but it must be only for emergencies. Conditional permission

IGP urges people to follow lockdown restrictions

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Tuesday urged people to strictly follow the lockdown restrictions in order to contain the spread of coronavirus. ''We don't want to see anyone outside the home except for emergency needs from April 14. Please follow the government rules spontaneously and we won’t be rude