Govt advises all to scale down Christmas, New Year celebrations
The government has urged people to
celebrate Christmas Day and 31st night on the eve of New Year on a very limited
scale due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Home Ministry issued a notice in
this regard on December 14.
All religious and social progremmes
are being arranged on a very limited scale worldwide due to Covid, and the religious
festivals of Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists were celebrated in Bangladesh on a
limited scale maintaining health guidelines, said the notice.
It will be logical to celebrate
Christmas and the 31st night on a limited scale and strictly maintain health
guidelines instead of holding meetings, rallies and any kind of religious,
social and cultural programmes.
The ministry also asked law
enforcers and local administrations to maintain law and order and ensure health
protocols across the country after holding meetings with the authorities
concerned in the upazilas, districts and metropolitan cities if needed.
It also asked the law enforcement
agencies to strengthen security ahead of the events.