Shafiqul Islam
The government announced countrywide a weeklong restrictions to prevent the highly infection of corona virus. The government has increased the duration of restrictions from April 21-28 to control corona infections. After the first phase lockdown, the second phase lockdown has started from 22nd April. In the first phase, the law enforcement forces had a strict role in enforcing the lockdown on the people of the capital. However, in the second phase, it was not seen so much stricter than before. As seen on Saturday morning at various important corners of the capital, most of the people have gone out without urgent need. Again, many have left without a movement pass. The role of the police was very strict at the check post in the first week of strict lockdown at Farmgate corner of the capital. Not a single vehicle could get out of the check post without a police check. But in the second phase of the lockdown, the strictures of the police are far away, they were not seen standing at the check post.
A police sergeant from Tejgaon Zone, who did not want to be named, told that we had just arrived from the check post. Like last week people came out without movement pass but today it is not seen. 90% of the people have come out with movement pass. The police check post was not seen at the corner of the busiest Karwan Bazar in the capital. Two or three policemen stood by to signal the vehicle, but no vehicle was seen to be checked.
The same picture can be seen on the ground in the capital’s New market, Science Lab, Asadgate, Dhanmondi, Banglamator, Shahbag and Kakrail. However, strictness has been observed in some check posts of the capital. Among them, there are checkposts at Mirpur, Gabtali, Dhaka College junction, Paltan junction, Motijheel and Gulistan.
Motijheel zone traffic sergeant in charge of the platoon Arefin Akand told that although more people are coming out this week than last week, most are coming out with movement passes. If the movement passes of 20 vehicles are checked, passes are available in only 19 vehicles. People have become more aware than before. At least they wearing mask and coming out later and keeping the movement pass with.
As the second wave of coronaviruses took a deadly turn, the government first imposed restrictions on various areas, including public transport, for seven days from April 5 to control the infection. Later it was extended for two more days. As the situation was not under control, an all-out lockdown started from April 14 to 21 with strict restrictions. The second round of lockdown starts from Thursday till 28 April.
