Maintaining social distancing, people from low income families wait in queues for relief in the capital’s Kamalapur yesterday. With the country under a shutdown for over a week over coronavirus, many underprivileged people are in dire need of food as they have become jobless. Some government, private and voluntary organisations are lending them a hand. Photo: Palash Khan
A woman cooking on a makeshift stove near Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital’s Gulistan area yesterday. People from the underprivileged group in the city are already bearing the brunt of coronavirus as they cannot earn a living amid a countrywide shutdown. Many depend on the relief from the government and private organisations. Photo: Anisur Rahman
People, mostly workers of Roads and Highways Department and their family members, wait on the footpath of Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue near the capital’s Karwan Bazar before boarding trucks to Pirganj of Rangpur. They travelled to Narayanganj’s Kanchpur from Cumilla by different modes of transport amid a countrywide shutdown. From there, they had to walk on foot to reach Karwan Bazar to catch trucks which brought vegetables to the capital from different districts. After unloading the goods, the trucks would carry them to northern districts for Tk 300 to Tk 600. Photo: Anisur Rahman
People boarding a truck. The photos were taken around midnight on Thursday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Boats loaded with pineapples wait at Bonorupa Samata Ghat in Rangamati town. Farmers said they could not recover their production costs after selling the summer fruit for Tk 10-15 a pair yesterday, down from Tk 25-30 a month ago. The price dropped sharply due to a lack of customers amid a countrywide shutdown over coronavirus. Photo: Anvil Chakma
Showing a blatant disregard for maintaining social distancing, people buy fruits in the capital’s Mirpur-10 area yesterday. Such shoppers run the risk of contracting coronavirus. Photo: Anisur Rahman
