“I’ve brought them because we live nearby and my sons like to visit the cattle market. He was flouting the rule that prohibits people from bringing children to cattle markets due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam on Sunday threatened to shut the markets if it is found that they were not following the health protocol. Some city corporation volunteers were distributing masks among the traders and customers, and asking them to practise social distancing. “Some people listen to us, others don't.”Mahbubur Rahman Shimul, who leased the Aftabnagar cattle market, said they were doing their best to follow the health rules.

Source: bd News24 July 19, 2021 04:41 UTC