They had fled across the border to Bangladesh amid heavy fighting between the Myanmar military and rebel insurgents in Rakhine
12 parents fined for bringing maskless children to malls for Eid shopping
The authorities have fined 12 parents whose children were not wearing masks while shopping with their families ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr amid a lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak.
Published : 5 May 2021, 05:34 PM
Updated : 5 May 2021, 05:34 PM
Ismat Ara, the executive officer of Kapasia Upazila, slapped the fines on the parents during a mobile court drive on Wednesday.
Many parents brought their children, including infants, to the markets and some of them were not wearing masks, said Ismat.
The mobile court filed cases against the parents and fined them total Tk 5,300 instantly as a warning.
Ismat noted that the government has kept the educational institutions closed amid the surging outbreak so that the young students can stay at home and away from the coronavirus.
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