Amena Begum, a 60-year-old heart patient, leans back in a chair at the Covid-19 unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday. Doctors at Ad-din hospital in Keraniganj had referred her to the DMCH as she was having breathing problems for three days. She had to move again with her son, as DMCH physicians referred her to Mitford Hospital. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Amena Begum, a 60-year-old heart patient, leans back in a chair at the Covid-19 unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday. Doctors at Ad-din hospital in Keraniganj had referred her to the DMCH as she was having breathing problems for three days. She had to move again with her son, as DMCH physicians referred her to Mitford Hospital. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A plethora of to-let stickers hung on the wall of a house just off Malibagh junction. The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has led to many tenants opting for lower-rent housing, leaving many landlords in the capital in the lurch. This photo as taken yesterday. Photo:
Anisur Rahman
Workers who were repairing a part of the capital’s Manik Mia Avenue take shelter under a polythene sheet amid sudden rain. Light rain in parts of the city caused sufferings to day labourers yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
THE COMPLETE COLLECTION ... A wide array of masks, from what appears to be medical-grade respirators to dust masks, surgical masks and even fabric masks, are hung to dry on a window. While fabric masks can safely be washed, some other reusable ones are not washable, and some are single-use only. With the coronavirus pandemic showing no sign of receding, many citizens are presumably trying to develop the habit of protecting themselves at all times. The photo was taken near Bakshibazar yesterday. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
