The local administration on Sunday put Manikganj district under lockdown to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
Deputy Commissioner SM Ferdous said the lockdown came into effect at 6pm today.
No-one will be allowed to enter or leave the district while the movement of all kinds of vehicles will remain suspended, he said.
A total of seven coronavirus cases have so far been detected in the district.
Meanwhile, seven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Sunday, taking the death toll in the country to 91.
Besides, 312 more people tested positive for coronavirus during the period, raising the number of such cases in the country to 2,456.
Source: UNB
