Van driver Zia does not know what the future holds for him in the capital. He used to make up to Tk 1,000 a day before the novel coronavirus hit the country in March. But his income has now gone down to as low as Tk 300 a day and he cannot run his family of two with a room rent of Tk 3,000 a month any more. He, along with his wife, heads for Keraniganj on way to Faridpur from where they came to this city around six years ago. The photo was taken in the city’s Mugda area yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A group of children bathing in the Bangshi river watch two of their playmates in mid-jump off a tree branch. The seasonal rains have caused the river to swell and reach near these children’s houses on the Dhamrai bank. The photo was taken yesterday afternoon. Photo: Palash Khan
Artists paint pictures of pet animals on a wall on Dhanmondi Road-10 in the capital yesterday as part of an awareness campaign by People for Animal Welfare Foundation. The organisation launched the two-day campaign to save stray animals amid a move by Dhaka South City Corporation to leave 30,000 stray dogs outside the limits of the capital. Photo: Prabir Das
Cancer patient Nazrul Islam standing in front of the gates of Mugda General Hospital in the capital yesterday morning. A resident of Chandpur’s Faridganj upazila, Nazrul came to the capital on August 26 for treatment at the National Institute for Cancer Research and Hospital, but the oncology department told him to be tested for Covid-19 first. Yesterday, he queued in front of Mugda General Hospital since 6:00am, before the hospital management gave him the first ticket of the day on humanitarian grounds at 9:00am. Photo: Anisur Rahman
