Nasima Akhter waiting on a pavement in front of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Memorial Hospital in Gazipur to get tested for Covid-19 around 5:00am yesterday. She has been fighting breast cancer for the last six months and was due to undergo radio therapy at the National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital in Mohakhali. But she was told that she would not be treated without documents certifying that she is Covid-19 negative. She gave her samples to be tested on June 2 at a Kaliarkoir clinic but is yet to get the result, causing her to miss out on potentially life-saving treatment. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A handicraft hawker in Savar’s DEPZ area almost has more products than he can handle. Due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, he can barely sell Tk 500 worth of wares, whereas that number was Tk 2,000 in pre-coronavirus times. This photo was taken on Friday. Photo: Palash Khan
Without wearing any safety gear, labourers work at an under construction building in the capital’s Tejgaon industrial area yesterday. They do not even have any masks on. One could get fined for not wearing a mask. Photo:
Prabir Das
