552 held in Dhaka on 13th day of strict lockdown

As many as 552 people were arrested in the capital on Tuesday for breaching restrictions on the 13th day of strict lockdown. 

Besides, 119 people and entities were fined around Tk 2,14,400 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 696 vehicles that went outside unnecessarily during the lockdown were sued and fined about Tk 14,38,000.

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