Ready to enforce lockdown within 48-72 hours of announcement: DSCC mayor

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said the city corporation is ready to implement the decision of area-based lockdown within 48 to 72 hours of announcement.

"We're prepared and waiting for the decision over area-based lockdown now," he said.

He said this after paying tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at portrait of the Father of the Nation at Dhanmondi Road 32.

"As soon as the Cabinet Division issued the gazette over area-based lockdown, we started preparations and held a meeting of the central implementation committee," he said.

In an effort to prevent the transmission of coronavirus and to improve the situation, the government has announced closure in red zones (areas with most infections) across the country.

Closure was announced in some parts of Chattogram, Bogura, Moulvibazar, Chuadanga, Jashore, Madaripur, Narayanganj, Habiganj, Munshiganj, Cumilla, Faridpur, Manikganj, Brahmanbaria, Narsingdi and Kushtia districts.