Today's Gallery (2020.08.17)

People throng Patenga beach in Chattogram yesterday after the authorities opened the tourist spot after keeping it closed for months due to the pandemic. Many stuck in homes for weeks and months decided to go to the beach in the afternoon and some stayed there well after sunset. Photo: Rajib Raihan
People are supposed to leave seats empty and wear masks as part of measures to reduce the chances of coronavirus transmission in public buses. But in many vehicles such physical distancing directives are not being heeded to. The photo was taken at the capital’s Sonargaon intersection inside a BRTC bus. Photo: Amran Hossain