Crowds of people buying perishable goods from vendors near DIT Road in the capital’s Rampura despite the risks of contracting and spreading coronavirus. Most of the people are wearing masks but maintaining social distancing is a far cry in such a setting. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
A canal of dark water flowing from garment factories and residential buildings in Zerabo area of Ashulia to the Turag river, which is already in a bad shape due to relentless pollution and encroachment. Photo: Palash Khan
Many of these women could eke out a living by working in well-off people’s flats or engaging in manual labour before the coronavirus pandemic happened and the economic activities came to a grinding halt. But now they roam the streets in the capital’s Gulshan and run towards anyone who appears to have the means to spare something for them. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A man feeding stray dogs in front of Dhaka College yesterday. Food sources for the animals have become scarcer since people retreated from the streets and restaurants are shuttered. Photo: Amran Hossain
