It was instructed to close all shops except pharmacies after 5.30 pm to maintain social dis tance, raise awareness among people and to prevent spread of corona virus in Sunamganj on Sunday. Sunamganj Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Mohammed Abdul Ahad stated this in a public statement issued in public interest.
The public release said that despite the directive to main tain social distance to prevent the outbreak of the virus, many people are leaving the house without need in the evening and crowding in local shops.
Therefore, all kinds of shops will be closed except the medical shops after 5.30 in the afternoon. At the same time, according to the previous announcement, weekly Haats and Bazars will be closed after 5.30 pm. And until 5.30 pm, stores of medicine, essential commo dities, fertilizers, seeds and pesticides will be open in the district.