Dhaka travellers face frequent police stops on the second day of lockdown bdnews24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bdnews24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sumon Mahmud,
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Published: 15 May 2021 03:45 PM BdST
Updated: 15 May 2021 03:46 PM BdST
Shefali Begum, a cleaner from the northern district of Gaibandha, says Dhaka is empty on the day after Eid-ul-Fitr, but that has had no effect on the amount of garbage on the streets, so her work has kept her busy on Saturday morning. );
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Kalim Ullah, a rickshaw puller, said he has earned just Tk 100 after pulling passengers from 6 am to 12 pm. Fatigued by the blazing heat of the sun, he was resting under the shade of a tree in Ramna Park.
“People aren’t leaving their homes on the Eid holidays. We are unfortunate. But what can I do? I’m just resting in the shade of this tree.”
Staff Correspondent,
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Published: 15 Apr 2021 02:11 PM BdST
Updated: 15 Apr 2021 04:38 PM BdST
The second day of the new lockdown has seen an increase in traffic in Dhaka as the country battles to curb rising cases of the coronavirus. );
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Many rickshaws are plying the streets of Rampura, Malibagh, Bijoynagar and Kakrail. Police personnel are stopping vehicles at checkpoints and checking for lockdown passes. Those without passes are fined and turned away. Some vehicles are seized. Citizens without passes are urged to stay home through loudspeakers. Many rickshaws have hit the streets today. I have come here by rickshaw from Rampura’s Chowdhurypara. I asked the driver why he was out today. He told me he has no option as he has to feed a family of five,” said Sirajul Islam, an official at Islami Bank Hospital in Kakrail.
Bustle is gone: Dhaka hunkers behind closed shutters bdnews24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bdnews24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rasel Sarker and Sabikunnahar Lipi
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Published: 02 Apr 2021 04:32 AM BdST
Updated: 02 Apr 2021 04:32 AM BdST
Believers don’t need a mask, says a hospital receptionist while rickshawpuller claims none in his profession has caught the coronavirus. );
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“In fact, Corona is not meant for us. Have you ever seen a rickshawpuller contracting coronavirus?” asked Abdul Jalil who pulls rickshaw for a living.
He was among many who were asked why they are not following the government order to wear masks amid a record surge in coronavirus cases.
“All the rickshawpullers put masks on when the police stop us,” said Jalil.
It is mandatory to wear a mask at Islami Bank Hospital in Mirpur, but some people were entering it without putting their mask on. Some of them took it off. Majority of the patients wore a mask.