Lockdown on day 7: 1,102 arrested

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GBNEWS24 DESK//

Police arrested 1,102 people and fined 804 vehicles in the capital for Covid lockdown breaches on the seventh day Wednesday.

The arrestees were out on the streets violating restrictions, said DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) Iftekharul Islam.

Meanwhile, mobile courts collected Tk 1,71,980 as fines from 245 people.

During this time, the Traffic Division collected Tk 18,68,500 as penalties from vehicles for failing to comply with coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Bangladesh is currently under a 14-day lockdown imposed to tame an alarming surge in the Covid infections across the country.

Launched on July 1 the nationwide strict curbs will continue until July 14 midnight as both Covid cases and fatalities continue to hit new records.

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