France has lifted Covid-19 restrictions on Bangladesh with effect from yesterday considering the country in the list of “Green” category with regards to Covid-19 restrictions in France.

Export-oriented factories and industries resumed operation today amid continued sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, but many workers have not been following health guidelines properly.

Largely ignoring the health safety rules, people in their thousands left the capital for their village homes yesterday to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with their loved ones.

Even amid the pandemic, Dhaka residents thronged shopping centres and markets yesterday for Eid shopping.