The hawkers’ market near the capital’s Baitul Muqarram mosque butsles on a weekend afternoon, as scores of people crowd the street with no regard for social distancing. Many were also spotted wearing either no masks, or wearing them on their chin, which defeats its ultimate purpose. PHOTO: FIROZ AHMED
Fish farm owner Shahidul Islam Bapary and his mother surveying the tragic sight of a 40-bigha pond full of dead fish in Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital yesterday. Shahidul said miscreants had poured poison into the pond, causing the death of fish worth Tk 5 crore. Photo: Palash Khan
