Social Distancing: Dhaka residents throw caution to the wind
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Social Distancing: Dhaka residents throw caution to the wind

People throng New Market, traffic on roads
Social Distancing: Dhaka residents throw caution to the wind
Hundreds of people were seen buying various goods on the pedestrian overbridge near New Market from hawkers. Photo: UNB


The people of megacity Dhaka seem to have overcome the inhibition or fear of coronavirus pandemic, judging from their callous attitude to social distancing.

Thousands of people thronged the city’s new market area on Saturday morning while roads seemed as usual with an abundance of vehicles.

Also read: Bangladesh hits 2 lakh-mark in corona cases as world’s 17th country

UNB Photo Journalist on Saturday captured some of these scenes.

New Market area in pictures--

A woman hagglingh with a hawker on the pedestrian overbridge in the area.

While people crowded the pedestrian overbridge, down below the streets were jammed with vehicles of all number of wheels.​​​​​​​

The jam stretched till the Science Laboratory area, and probably beyond.​​​​​​​

Also read: Covid-19: Here’s how people defying social-distancing rules

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