The authorities of the Dhaka North City Corporation are going to put East Rajabazar uder lockdown after 12:00am Tuesday.
The committee formed on containing COVID-19 in DNCC areas took the decision on Monday noon on an online meeting presided over by mayor Atiqul Islam, said a press release.
Earlier on Sunday, the local administrations imposed fresh lockdowns in more areas of the country declaring them to be ‘red zones’ to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
After imposing a lockdown in Cox’s Bazar district town from Saturday morning, the authorities on Sunday declared some areas of Ukhiya upazila as red zones and imposed lockdowns there while three city areas in Narayanganj were declared as red zones and were placed under lockdown on the same day.