DHAKA, Aug 1 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government decided to allow export-oriented factories to resume production today (Aug 1), amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, according to a gazette notification, issued by the Cabinet Division yesterday.
According to the notification, export-oriented factories will remain out of the purview of the lockdown, from 6:00 a.m. local time today.
Bangladeshi authorities decided to impose a strict lockdown from Jul 23 to Aug 5, after relaxing restrictions for a week on the occasion of Eid al-Adha festival, which was celebrated here on Jul 21.
Bangladesh reported 13,862 new COVID-19 cases and 212 new deaths on Friday, taking the national tally to 1,240,115, and the death toll at 20,467, the Directorate General of Health Services said.– NNN-BSS
