Govt official suspended for marrying violating COVID-19 directives

A government official has been suspended for getting married making mass gathering violating the government directives amid the nationwide general holiday in a bid to slow down the spread of coronavirus in the country.

Suspended official Shahin Kabir is a family planning inspector of Aminpur union in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj district, reports news agency BSS.

Dhaka divisional office of the family planning on Thursday issued a notification in this regard, saying that as per the existing rules, Shahin will get subsistence allowance during the suspension period.