District administration has announced that Manikganj will be placed under lockdown until further notice, in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Manikganj Deputy Commissioner(DC) M Ferdous issued a directive in this regard on Sunday evening.
As per the directive, no one can leave and enter the district during lockdown and no vehicles -- except those engaged in emergency services -- will be allowed to ply in Manikganj during the lockdown period.
As of Sunday, Bangladesh has reported 2456 Covid-19 cases. Among them, 91 died while 75 have recovered so far.