Scores of vehicles are seen near the Kakoli intersection in the capital around 11:30am yesterday amid a countrywide shutdown. The government extended the shutdown till May 16 to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Showing disregard for social distancing, people move around the Islampur wholesale market in Old Dhaka. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A man taking his wheelchair-bound wife home after visiting Agargaon Kidney Hospital in the capital. The couple, who live in the city’s Mohakhali area, tried to hire a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at the hospital but none of the auto-rickshaw drivers agreed to take an ill passenger. The photo was taken on Begum Rokeya Sarani. Photo:
Amran Hossain
Wearing personal protection equipment (PPE), staffers at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital receiving coronavirus patients. The establishment has recently been turned into an isolation unit. Photo:
Anisur Rahman
