Holding food packets in their hands, two underprivileged children scale an iron fence of the High Court in the capital yesterday, risking injuries. Some, including the two, received food aid from a few city residents inside the court compound. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A horse-drawn carriage on RK Mission Road in the capital yesterday carries 12-15 passengers on Gulistan-Jatrabari route. Such carriages are banned on the particular road but since traffic was light due to Covid-19 shutdown, it took a direct route. The passengers were crammed into the vehicle violating social distancing guidelines.
Social distancing protocols and the fear of being infected with Covid-19 are distant problems for countless people in the capital, who have no roof over their head, and now -- due to the nationwide shutdown -- no way to earn their bread. Men of various ages, most of them homeless and destitute, wait patiently in a congested yet disciplined queue for several hours near Doyel Chattar, knowing some samaritan will come along with food for them before iftar. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN
