Bangladesh: Lockdown broken - Thousands gather in the last rites of Islamic preacher

Photo: Daily Star Bangladesh

Resisting government requests to keep up social distancing and self-disengagement, a large number of individuals from various regions ran to Brahmanbaria's Serail yesterday to go to the namaz-e-janaza of the pioneer of an Islamic association.

Maulana Jubaer Ahmed Ansari was Nayeb-e-Ameer or VP of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlish, an Islamic association.

The mass social occasion occurred in spite of the fact that the whole region has been under lockdown since April 11, when one individual passed on from coronavirus and seven others distinguished positive in a day.

From Jamia Rahmania Madrasa at Bertola town, where the burial service was held, the groups overflowed the encompassing zones and a 14-km stretch of Dhaka-Sylhet expressway.

A few people went to the tops of close by structures to take part.

The experts at night requested individuals of Bertola and its encompassing regions to comply with the lockdown rules.

The supplication began around 10:00am and continued for longer than 60 minutes. The enormous number of individuals opposing social separating rules have made feelings of dread of additionally spread of coronavirus among many.

"Individuals around the globe are keeping up safe separation to battle coronavirus. Be that as it may, individuals here made an immense social affair," said RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, an administrator from the zone and leader of locale Awami League.

"I surmise, they accumulated there to welcome the infection," he disclosed to The Daily Star.

Shahdat Hossain Titu, the

official responsible for Sarail Police Station, stated, "Individuals have come here from various pieces of the nation including Dhaka. We had no clue such countless individuals would accumulate here... As a matter of fact, we didn't have anything to do when the individuals began pouring in."

Delegate Commissioner Hayat-Ud-Dwolla Khan said the locale organization reached the relatives of the perished pioneer on Friday night to ask them not to hold an enormous burial service.

The relatives guaranteed authorities that the namaz-e-janaza will be held within the sight of a couple of individuals, he said.

"Be that as it may, today, we saw an alternate picture. We didn't know such an immense number of individuals would be here. We are examining the issue," said the DC.

The Islamic minister passed on at his home in Markzpara region of Brahmanbaria territory Friday evening. He was 56.

On March 22, Shah Alam, common specialist of Brahmanbaria, was made an official on unique obligation social affairs at his little girl's wedding.