84 Percent Died after the 'Lockdown'

To prevent corona, lockdown is implemented in Bangladesh from the end of March to May 30 in the name of the general holiday. The death toll in Corona on May 30 was 610. On August 20, the number stood at 3,822.  

1. The first patient

On March 6, the first COVID-19 patient was identified in Bangladesh.

2. Educational institutions closed

On 18 March, all types of educational institutions were declared closed It is still closed There will be 6 till 31st August

3. General holiday

A press conference was held on March 23 and a general holiday was declared across the country from March 29 to April 2. During this time all the offices and courts of the country will be closed However, emergency services, including hospitals and fire services, are excluded from the holiday. Public transport is also restricted Till March 23, corona test was done on 620 people in Bangladesh and 33 patients were found By then three people had died.

4. Harassment of garment workers

Workers from different parts of the country started coming to Dhaka from April 4 on the news that the garment factory would be opened from April 5. As a result, people flocked to the Bangabandhu Bridge Highway in Gazipur, Tangail, Narayanganj, Shimulia-Kanthalbari and Paturia-Daulatdia ferry routes. Later, after the workers reached Dhaka, the BGMEA announced the closure of the factory at 10 pm. After that, from April 26, a limited number of garment factories started opening.

5. Millions of people at the janaza

Hundreds of thousands of people attended a janaza in Brahmanbaria on April 17 as part of a public holiday. It was alleged that the local administration played a silent role in this situation It was the janaza of Ahmad Ansari, an Islamic negotiator and senior naib emir of the Bangladesh Khilafah Majlis, Maulana Jobay.

6. Discount for Eid

The government had given conditional permission to open shopping malls, markets and shops from May 10, ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr on May 25, despite the general holiday till May 30. The conditions included adherence to hygiene, social distance, and closing of shops between four in the afternoon. However, the administration closed shops in most districts a week later as it was not possible to ensure implementation of these conditions.

7. Eid Journey

On the eve of Eid al-Fitr on May 25, there were government restrictions on travel from one district to another. But many were not seen to accept it Although public transport was not running, they started going from Dhaka to other districts in various ways At one stage, on May 21, the government said, you can go home to the village by private car The picture was taken from Munshiganj on 23 May.

8. 7 consecutive days off

At first, five days general leave was given After that the term was extended in 8 stages Finally, after a seven-day holiday, offices and vehicles resumed operations on a limited range from May 31 (a maximum of 25 per cent of the staff could be present at the secretariat). Till May 30, 2 lakh 96 thousand 54 people were tested for corona Of these, 44,608 corona were identified Until then, the death toll was 610.

9. Verbal instruction

Since June 1, a maximum of 25 percent government officials and employees have been working in the secretariat However, on August 6, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam told Deutsche Welle's content partner in Bangladesh, bdnews24.com, that all government employees except the elderly, the sick and those with children were asked to be present in the office.

10. Current situation

Till August 20, 14 lakh seven thousand 556 corona tests have been done in Bangladesh Of these, 6 out of 2 lakh 8 thousand 959 people have been identified as Corona And the number of deaths is three thousand 622 people In other words, in the 72 days after the end of the general holiday, the corona of 243,351 people has been identified. Three thousand 212 people died during this period, which is 84 percent of the total number of deaths.

Source: DW