Authorities asked not to produce prisoners, suspects in courts
Thursday, 19 March 2020
The Supreme Court has ordered the authorities not to produce prisoners and suspects in courts for legal proceedings amid growing coronavirus risks, says a bdnews24.com report.
“The presence of prisoners and suspects in courts for legal proceedings is highly unsafe amid the risk of COVID-19,” the top court said in a statement on its website on Thursday.
The decision came after Bangladesh confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, taking the total to 17.