Amid the unofficial lockdown, a large number of RMG workers from Mymensingh are heading towards Dhaka as they came to know that garment factories will be reopened on Sunday.
The RMG workers from different areas of the district are riding small vehicles or started walking to reach Dhaka as the movement of public transport remains halted.
They said though they are facing difficulties to go to Dhaka they are hardly concerned about their sufferings as their sources of earning will revive with the reopening of the RMG factories.
The workers said they have been asked by the factory authorities to reach Dhaka in advance. “We’re going to Dhaka taking the risk of getting infected with coronavirus as we know we’ll lose jobs if we fail to be present at our workplaces in time.”
Many workers left Mymensingh on Friday morning as it may take long time to reach Dhaka amid the shutdown of public transport.
The government closed all the public transport services on railways, waterways and domestic airways in the country since March 26 as part of an effort to contain coronavirus.
At the same time, a 10-day general holiday was also declared from March 26 to April 4.
On Wednesday, the government declared holidays to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 and it has been extended till April 11.
The government announced general holidays till April 9. With Friday and Saturday, the holiday will be extended till April 11, said Sheikh Yusuf Harun, secretary of the ministry.
Meanwhile, five more people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Friday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 61.
However, no death was reported during the period, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque joining the briefing of the Management Information System (MIS) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) through online.
Currently, 29 patients are under treatment while six have died and 26 others have already made recovery from the disease.
