The ongoing Covid-19 shutdown is taking a toll on those living in poverty. Many of them are so poor that they have to go out to work to feed themselves and their families. This photo taken in the capital’s High Court area yesterday shows two rickshaw-pullers along with their rickshaws completely drenched in rain on an empty street. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Workers of embroidery factories block Ring Road in front of the capital’s Adabor Police Station yesterday during a demonstration demanding payment of wages and arrears. They staged the protest for about an hour. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A cement-laden truck lies overturned on the Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital yesterday morning. The truck was going to Naogaon from Narayanganj when it lost control around dawn, according to a contrctor involved. Witnesses said one person was injured in the accident. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN
