Lockdown is being strictly observed all over the capital

News Desk: On the first day of the new eight-day ban announced by the government, strict lockdown is being observed all over the capital. Members of the law-enforcement forces are patrolling the main roads and intersections of the highways, starting from the neighborhoods of the capital, to enforce the ban in all respects. There is no similarity between last week's lockdown and today's Wednesday (April 14) lockdown.

Although thousands of people have been seen on the streets in the last nine days, it is safe to say that there are no people today. The city dwellers have to face interrogation of members of different forces including police whenever they go out without any need.

Police patrol vehicles, goods trucks, ambulances carrying patients, private cars, rickshaws, motorcycles, and a limited number of vehicles used for emergency purposes were not seen on the road. Police members want to know where they are going by stopping almost every vehicle. If it is confirmed that he has gone out unnecessarily, he is being sent home with a case.

As a result of the announcement of a comprehensive lockdown by several government ministers and responsible top officials, the residents of the city seem to have vanished like the wind in a span of 24 hours! Police patrol vans and sirens were seen plying on most of the roads in Dhanmondi, Lalbagh, Tejgaon, Ramna, Kalabagan, and other police stations in the capital.

It goes without saying that there is no presence of people on the streets as compared to yesterday (April 13). Moreover, being the first day of Ramadan, people did not go out of the house. Law enforcers have been seen patrolling barricades on several important roads in the capital to interrogate vehicles and passengers.

However, most of those who have gone out of the house can show evidence that they have come out in an emergency. A police officer on duty in the New Market area of ​​the capital told this reporter that they have been patrolling the streets since Sahri. No one should be allowed to stay on the streets unless there is an urgent need to prevent the infection by strict instructions from senior officials.

Not only that, the police have been asked to stop the movement without special passes. However, on humanitarian grounds, some people who do not know about information technology but have come out in an emergency are being allowed to move. Fruits and raw materials were allowed to be transported during the lockdown, but police were seen returning vans and wheelbarrows on several roads.

According to the victims, they have to travel a long way to reach their destination due to police obstruction. At the Nilkhet intersection, a government official was looking for a rickshaw to take the sick boy to Samaritan Hospital on Panthapath. But even though there were two or four rickshaws, they did not want to go to the Science Laboratory junction and Kalabagan. A rickshaw puller agreed but asked for 100 Taka. At that time, the government official said, "Why are you asking for more than double the rent of 40 Taka?"