A farmer trying to salvage paddy in a field inundated by rainwater in Sheikh Para area of Rangpur Sadar upazila yesterday. Rain damaged boro paddy on vast swaths of land in and around the area causing losses to farmers. Photo:
Kongkon Karmaker
Two girls playing with a swing they made with a sack they brought to take in relief items and a piece of rope near Matsya Bhaban in the capital. Every day, these two kids wait in the area for hours looking for help since the coronavirus-driven shutdown left their parents unemployed. In this, they managed to find some joy yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
Illegally parked trucks occupy over half of both sides of a street near Satrasta intersection in the capital’s Tejgaon. Former mayor Annisul Huq had removed the illegal truck stand in the area while he was in office. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo:
Amran Hossain
Leaning on her mother’s shoulder, cancer patient Nazneen Akhtar dozes off while waiting to be tested for Covid-19 at the capital’s Mugda General Hospital around 6:00am yesterday. Nazneen is scheduled to have a chemotherapy at a cancer hospital in Mohakhali on Friday, but her doctor told her she must bring in the test reports that day. Nazneen managed to give sample for the test later in the day with help from some journalists. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Star file photo/Anisur Rahman
The area surrounding Dhanmondi Hawkers’ buzzes with crowds yesterday, posing a heavy risk of community transmission as people roam around the area, some of them without even wearing masks. It is inadvisable to touch your face amid a coronavirus
outbreak, but many appear to be taking the health guidelines lightly since the shutdown was lifted. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
With thousands of Dhaka residents confined to their homes, gardening seems to have gained popularity as a pastime. This woman was seen roaming around Dhaka University campus on a rickshaw, looking for nurseries to pick the right samplings for her balcony. The photo was taken recently. Photo:Prabir Das
Amid the sweltering heat and humidity that Dhaka has been undergoing, a splash of rain brings out the dancer in these two children. The photo was taken in front of BG Press in the capital’s Tejgaon. Photo: Amran Hossain
