A child in Savar looks on as a family on a nearby rooftop fly kites, one of the few sporting activities that are possible within the social distancing guidelines during the ongoing countrywide shutdown. This photo was taken on Sunday evening. Photo: Palash Khan
Workers setting up a 2,000-bed hospital at the International Convention City Bashundhara, which will be dedicated to treating Covid-19 patients. The hospital is expected to open by April 25. Photo: Amran Hossain
Some beds for the hospital. This photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
OLD (DHAKA) HABITS DIE HARD ... While the rest of the city wears a deserted look under the ominous shadow of a coronavirus outbreak, the mood at Old Dhaka seems to be a little different. Known for being social and outgoing, hundreds of ‘Dhakaiyas’ crowd a street in Dayaganj, albeit some wearing masks.
Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Hawkers sell protective clothing by the streets of Nababpur, using some creativity to put the product on display. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
At Gulistan, three youths are spotted getting into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, returning from Shakhari Bazar with a haul of kites, presumably stocking up to fly during days of quarantine. The photos were taken on Monday. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
A youth scours across the street with his hands full, as a sudden bout of rain put people in a helter-skelter while buying essentials from a TCB truck at port city’s Kazir Dewri Bazar. The photo was taken yesterday around noon. Photo:
Rajib Raihan
Two women waiting for a TCB truck in the capital’s Motijheel yesterday to buy essentials at cheaper prices. They had arrived at the spot at 7:00am in a bid to be one of the first in line but when this photo was taken at 1:03pm, they were still waiting. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
