Who will exempt from the lockdown restrictions?

The government has announced a set of restrictions to be imposed during the nationwide one-week strict lockdown from 14 April.

Some services and offices/factories will remain out of lockdown restrictions, said a gazette notification today.

Those are -

• Law enforcement agencies

• Emergency services

• Officials and vehicles associated with agricultural goods, fertiliser, pesticides, food, industrial goods, material for government projects, food

• Airports, land ports and sea ports, and offices related to those 

• Medicine shops and hospitals

• Industrial factories and export-oriented industries 

The factories will remain open upon ensuring workers' safety and health issues.

Bangladesh government has imposed a 7-day strict lockdown, starting from Wednesday as Covid-19 situation has taken a very dangerous turn here.