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Amid the alarming Covid situation in the country, a man was fined Tk 50,000 for bringing his nephew’s new bride by helicopter in Shariatpur Sadar upazila defying the health protocols in place for the pandemic.
Abdus Salam Sardar, 48, was fined by Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mondip Ghorai for arranging a grand procession using helicopter, band party and palanquin which risked many of contracting with the Coronavirus.
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According to locals, around 11am, the grand procession reached Natun Haat bridge area where a curious mass gathered to observe it.
UNO Mandip Ghorai said, for causing public gathering and violating health guidelines Abdus Salam was fined under section 259 of penal code, 1860.