Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing, enter parliament yesterday to place the budget for the fiscal year 20-21. Photo: PID
Roadside vendors are slowly coming back to the streets and alleys of the capital, after months of halted business. Seeing this man preparing fried food in Siddik Bazar must have been a relief for many low-income people living and working nearby, for who this is the only snack they can afford. Photo: Prabir Das
Markets and malls across the country may have have opened, but most of them, like the Shah Ali Market in the capital’s Mirpur, is almost entirely devoid of customers. While their caution is justified in avoiding public places like this where narrow alleys make social distancing a far cry, it has left shop owners worried about making a living for themselves and paying their staff on time, as there are little to no sales. Photo: Amran Hossain
With a DIY kite reel -- made out of a plastic bottle and a stick -- between his legs, a boy stands atop a concrete road divider block with his eyes fixed on the kite in the sky as he pulls the string, oblivious to the traffic moving past him. This photo was taken in front of Bashuundhara City in the capital on Wednesday. PHOTO: FIROZ AHMED
