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TRANSPORT-SUSPENSION
Govt extends suspension of transport movement till May 16
DHAKA, May 4, 2020 (BSS) – The government has decided to extent the
suspension of the movement of all sorts of transports, including buses,
trains and launches, across the country as the general holidays extended for
the fifth time on Monday aiming to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
All the transport services will remain suspended till May 16, said a press
release here today.
Emergency utility services like power, water and gas, fire service,
activities of ports (land, river and sea ports), cleanliness activities,
telephone, internet and postal services, the movement of all food and goods
carrying vessels on roads and water vessels on riverine routes,
transportation of goods of government projects, medicine and medical
services, transportation of medical equipment, baby food, electronic and
print media, industrial goods, fertilizers, pesticides, animal fodder,
fisheries and livestock products, dairy products and daily essentials,
vehicles carrying relief goods and newspapers and pharmaceuticals industry
and print and electronic media will remain out of the purview of the
shutdown, the release said.
No goods-laden vehicles will be allowed to carry passengers, it added.
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