Elite force RAB, police and other law enforcement agencies are working across the country to increase public awareness to ensure proper compliance with government directives in the current situation of increasing Covid-19 cases. RAB spokesman Khandaker Al Moin told BSS on Tuesday that RAB is working to increase public awareness regarding using masks across the country. They are also providing free masks and sanitizers among commoners. Besides, in some cases, RAB is also imposing fines through mobile courts, said the official. A mobile court in collaboration with RAB-3 led by Executive Magistrate Palash Kumar Basu raided the Motijheel Shapla Chattar area of the capital from 12 noon to 4 pm on Tuesday. At the end of the operation, RAB Executive Magistrate Palash Kumar Bose told BSS that during the operation 25 people were fined Tk 12,100 for not following health rules and free masks were distributed among more than 800 people.
He said that the objective of RAB is to create public awareness among the people to prevent the spread of Covid-19 cases in the country.
He said that 25 people were fined Tk 10,000 for not following the health rules in a two-hour-long mobile court at Shahbagh in the capital on Monday afternoon.
About 2,500 masks were distributed in the area at that time.
Meanwhile, Additional DIG of RAB-10 (Commander) Mahfuzur Rahman said that a mobile court was set up at Jatrabari in the capital. A drive was conducted on Tuesday noon to raise awareness among the people against Covid-19.
At that time, the mobile court realised a fine of one thousand taka from 13 persons for not wearing masks. The official further said that the mobile court also distributed 500 masks among the common people. He also said that RAB will continue distributing masks, leaflets and hand sanitizers across the country, including the capital Dhaka. Besides, the patrol team of RAB has been distributing masks and leaflets to create public awareness among the common people. Meanwhile, traffic police and police in the capital are also working to ensure health rules by setting up check-posts at various points of the roads.
Besides, Dhaka North and South City Corporation, Dhaka District Administration with the help of police are operating mobile courts in various roads, terminals and markets, according to various sources.
