Nation set to mourn Bangabandhu
The president and the prime minister call for turning the grief into strength to fulfil his dream
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Bangladesh
- Infection:271,881
- Recovery:156,623
- Death:3,591
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection:21,020,216
- Recovery:13,048,303
- Death:761,393
Source: Johns Hopkins University
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A man sprays disinfectants on a rickshaw and the rickshawpuller before riding the three-wheeler in Dhaka’s Mouchak amid the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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This photo of Mouchak in Dhaka on Friday shows a grim public apathy towards health rules designed to stem the coronavirus transmission, such as wearing masks and maintaining physical distance. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Candidates for the Fire Service and Civil Defence jobs stand shoulder to shoulder as they wait to enter Habibullah Bahar University College in Dhaka on Friday for recruitment tests amid the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Candidates for the Fire Service and Civil Defence jobs overcrowded Habibullah Bahar University College in Dhaka on Friday during recruitment tests without keeping physical distance amid the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Candidates for the Fire Service and Civil Defence jobs crowd at the entrance of Habibullah Bahar University College in Dhaka on Friday during recruitment tests amid the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Baitul Mukarram National Mosque held special prayers after Jum’a on Friday for Aug 15 National Mourning Day, the anniversary of the massacre of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and much of his family. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Baitul Mukarram National Mosque held special prayers after Jum’a on Friday for Aug 15 National Mourning Day, the anniversary of the massacre of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and much of his family. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Members of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote lit candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Friday to mark Aug 15 National Mourning Day, the anniversary of the massacre of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and much of his family.
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Members of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote lit candles at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Friday to mark Aug 15 National Mourning Day, the anniversary of the massacre of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and much of his family.
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A florist in Dhaka’s Shahbagh making wreaths to be placed on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s mural at Dhanmondi 32 to mark Aug 15 National Mourning Day. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Florists in Dhaka’s Shahbagh passed a busy Friday making wreaths to be placed on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s mural at Dhanmondi 32 by different organisations to mark Aug 15 National Mourning Day. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A florist in Dhaka’s Shahbagh spraying water on a wreath made for paying respect to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Aug 15 National Mourning Day. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A man buys a wreath at Shahbagh in Dhaka on Friday ahead of Aug 15 National Mourning Day. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Rent-a-car companies have been using Muktangon, the place for rallies in Dhaka, to park their cars for a long time. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Rent-a-car companies have been using Muktangon, the place for rallies in Dhaka, to park their cars for a long time. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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With their house and crop fields submerged in floodwaters, this family from Basunia in Sirajdikhan of Munshiganj came to the highway by boat. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman
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