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791 held in Dhaka on 10th day of strict lockdown

As many as 791 people were arrested in the capital on Saturday for breaching restrictions on the 10th day of strict lockdown. 

Besides, 212 people and entities were fined around Tk 1,66,450 through the mobile courts. 

Iftekharul Islam, the additional deputy commissioner of media and public relations division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told this Jago News this evening.

He also said 361 vehicles that went outside unnecessarily during the lockdown were sued and fined about Tk 9,04,500.

The government, however, imposed a strict lockdown across the country for a week starting from July 1 to contain the alarming rise of coronavirus.

TT/SU