Rumi Akter Polly of DOT
[2] The Rapid Action Battalion is doing this as it has renewed its crackdown on the spreaders of rumours about the coronavirus on social media, reports bdnews24.com.
[3] RAB DG Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said in an online news briefing yesterday that sometimes, people like or share the posts on social media without checking the authenticity and fall under the purview of law.
[4] Chowdhury urged everyone not to share or like a social media post that spreads rumours.
[5] RAB has taken 11 people into custody as of now for similar reasons.
[6] He said RAB teams are working to prevent the price gouging during Ramadan adding that traders should shun the culture of Ramadan price rigging.
[7] It has distributed relief goods among 12,000 families during the coronavirus crisis and helped dairy farmers in Sirajganj by buying 35,000 litres of milk.
Chowdhury urged the rich to come forward and help the farmers and traders.