Violating Safety Directives: Bangabazar market, two fashion outlets shuttered in capital
Police yesterday shut down the Bangabazar market and two fashion outlets in the capital for flouting health safety directives to prevent transmission of coronavirus.
Bangabazar in Gulistan was closed around noon, HM Azimul Haque, additional deputy commissioner (Ramna Zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Daily Star.
"The space inside the market is too narrow and congested that it was not ideal to open shops at this time. Besides, no health measures were taken inside it," the ADC said.
Earlier in the morning, police shut down two shops of local fashion brands Aranya and VIVE in Dhanmondi, said Abdullahil Kafi, ADC of Dhanmondi Zone.
He said they did not build any tunnels or spray gates in the shops. Besides, arrangement of hand sanitizer did not seem to be enough.
They can open the outlets after ensuring health measures, the police official further added.
The government decided to reopen shopping malls, all types of shops and other businesses from May 10 on a limited scale ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Those would remain open from 10am to 4pm every day, according to a gazette from the cabinet division.
However, most shopping malls, including the two biggest ones -- Bashundhara City and Jamuna Future Park -- in Dhaka, Chattogram and other major cities have decided not to reopen at present as the number of Covid-19 cases has been spiralling.
DMP on May 7 issued at least 12 directives for the city dwellers who would visit shopping markets during the pandemic to curb spread of the deadly virus.
It asked to install disinfection tunnels or chambers at the entrance of every shopping mall and also asked market associations to set up thermal scanners to measure body temperature.
DMP's other instructions included barring someone without a mask from entering markets, putting up banners illustrating the importance of health safety and social distancing.
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