As players and spectators remain indoors amid the shutdown enforced to fight the coronavirus outbreak, Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in the capital has turned deserted. It, however, is being frequented by many unique visitors in the meantime. This photo of a red-vented bulbul perching on a wire there was taken a couple of days ago. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
The agony of waiting:Tired of waiting for a truck of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, Aleya Begum falls asleep beside a road in the capital’s Mothertek area. Aleya along with many others from the low income group had been in a queue there since 4:00am yesterday to buy essentials at cheaper prices from the truck, which did not arrive until noon when this photo was taken. The bricks on the pavement are placeholders for people in queue. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
People, including children, maintain physical distancing while waiting for lunch near Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the capital yesterday. Mojar Iskul (Fun School), an NGO that runs a school for street children, delivers over 300 lunches to people in need every day amid the coronavirus outbreak. Photo:
Anisur Rahman
Carriages lie idle while a horse eats from a bucket at a field in Lalbagh. With the shutdown to prevent spread of coronavirus in place, some 30 operators and around 60 horses are facing hard times. For the operators, not only there is no passenger, food is also scarce these days. Still they are trying to make sure that the horses are being fed. This act of kindness is also out of necessity as these animals are a source of their livelihood. Oftentimes, the drivers go hungry to feed the horses, which takes Tk 300 per horse a day. This photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
An elderly woman wields a piece of wood at the Basila road intersection in Mohammadpur yesterday, as dozens of low-income people came out to the street after not receiving food assistance for days. Locals alleged that the ward councillor’s men took their names and NID numbers several times, but they never received any aid. Many of these daily wage earners also said they were also being pressured by their landlords to pay rent, which they could not pay because their income sources have been cut off. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN
With social distancing still remaining a far cry in Dhaka, locals have placed a mannequin by the roadside with an apt message -- maintain safe distance -- written on its body to caution people. It is also wearing a surgical cap and a mask to generate further awareness. This photo was taken in Mohammadpur bus stand area yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
