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A funeral for a Bangladeshi spiritual leader drew around 100,000 people in defiance of nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
Police reported that mourners did not use masks or gloves as they crowded the Sarail district in Brahmanbaria on Saturday to pay their respects to Maulana Jubayer Ahmed Ansari, a senior authorities of an Islamist party.
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Muslim fans go to a funeral prayer for an Islamic preacher during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive procedure versus the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Brahmanbaria also called Sarail on April 18,2020 – Tens of thousands of people defied an across the country coronavirus lockdown in Bangladesh on April 18 to participate in the funeral service of a leading Islamic preacher, even as authorities battle a surge in infection cases. (Image by STR/ AFP)/ To opt for ‘BANGLADESH-PANDEMIC-ISLAM’ (Picture by STR/AFP via Getty Images).
Bangladesh has struggled to manage the pandemic, leading to rigorous lockdown procedures. Government officials were ensured the funeral would observe social distancing guidelines.
” The madrasa authorities told us they would guarantee social distancing, which did not end up being the case. We’ll look into it,” Deputy Commissioner Hayat-ud-Doula Khan told the Dhaka Tribune.
Cops were not able to manage the substantial variety of individuals participating in the last rites.
” We had actually consistently inquired to guarantee social distancing. Statements through loudspeakers were made in the area to that end. Regardless of full-scale efforts from our part, it was not possible to keep the social distancing rules,” said Additional Superintendent of Authorities Md Alamgir Hossain.
” The law can not be imposed on 10s of countless individuals,” Hossain stated.
Authorities suspended numerous senior officers for failing to distribute the crowd.
Bangladesh has imposed an across the country lockdown considering that March 26, with a constraint of no more than five people allowed to gather in prayer in a mosque.
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Since Sunday, Bangladesh had 2,456 confirmed coronavirus cases, with 91 deaths.
