1st day of ‘strict lockdown’ in pictures
A neighbour taking two siblings to hospital on his rickshaw van as the younger child is suffering from diarrhoea. The photo was taken from Dhaka’s Mirpur Technical Moar on April 14, 2021. Photo: Amran Hossain
The seven-day "strict lockdown" began this morning -- on Pahela Baishakh and the first day of Ramadan -- with only a few people on Dhaka streets amid heavy presence of law enforcers to implement the restriction.
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A tow truck pulling rickshaws after police seized those in Mirpur-1, Dhaka on April 14, 2021 for plying Dhaka streets on the first day of the weeklong strict restrictions, violating the government instructions. Photo: Amran Hossain
All shops at a marker near Baitul Mukarram remain closed on April 14, 2021 due to the “complete lockdown”. Photo: Amran Hossain
People rush to buy iftar items at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka on the first day of Ramadan on April 14, 2021 but no vendors were allowed to sit there. Photo: Amran Hossain
A road near Martyred Intellectuals’ graveyard in Dhaka’s Mirpur blocked with bamboos on April 14, 2021 due to the restrictions. Photo: Amran Hossain
Police checking whether a motorcyclist has any “movement pass” at Russell Square, Dhaka on April 14, 2021. Photo: Amran Hossain
From inside a car, a woman is showing her “movement pass” on her mobile phone in Mirpur area on April 14, 2021. Photo: Amran Hossain
Workers of online food and grocery delivery services taking daily essentials to city dwellers amid the “lockdown” in Dhaka on April 14, 2021. The photo was taken from Mirpur. Photo: Amran Hossain
Rab set up check posts at different points in Dhaka on April 14, 2021. Photo: Collected
Rab members patrol Dhaka streets to ensure implementation of the government restrictions. Photo: Collected
Police blocking roads in Shahbagh on the first day of the “lockdown” on April 14, 2021. Photo: Jamil Khan
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