A number of people have been arrested in Chandpur, Khagrachhari, Chattogram, Dhaka and Kishoregqnj districts on charges of spreading rumours about coronavirus.
Besides, a list of around 50 social media accounts have been sent to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to close those and take action, said Assistant Inspector General (AIG-Media) of Police Headquarters Md Sohel Rana.
He, however, did not disclose the number of arrested people in connection with spreading rumours.
“We’re also working at the moment to identify and locate those involved in spreading rumours from 82 other accounts, pages and sites,” the AIG said, adding that a drive is on to arrest some other people accused of spreading rumours.