Daily tally: 166 virus
deaths, 6,364 cases
The death toll rises to 18,851, while the caseload hits 1,146,564
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Bangladesh
- Infection: 1,146,564
- Recovery: 779----
- Death: 18,851
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection:192,694,293
- Recovery: 3,405,---
- Death:4,138,553
Source: Johns Hopkins University
Daily tally: 166 virus
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The poor gather for handout meat of sacrificial cattle in Dhaka’s Moghbazar on Thursday, Jul 22, 2021, a day after Eid-ul-Azha. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People took photos framing themselves with the sculpture of Elephant Herd while visiting Hatirjheel on Thursday, Jul 22, 2021, the day after Eid-ul-Azha amid the pandemic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People throng the areas around the Hatirjheel to spend some time outdoors amid the pandemic on Thursday, Jul 22, 2021, the day after Eid-ul-Azha. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People were mostly roaming around without any masks while visiting Hatirjheel amid the pandemic on Thursday, Jul 22, 2021, the day after Eid-ul-Azha. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People were mostly roaming around without any masks while visiting Hatirjheel amid the pandemic on Thursday, Jul 22, 2021, the day after Eid-ul-Azha. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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People spent time riding water taxis at Hatirjheel amid the pandemic on Thursday, Jul 22, 2021, the day after Eid-ul-Azha. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Workers apply salt on cattle rawhides for preservation at Posta in Old Dhaka's Lalbagh. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Workers apply salt on cattle rawhides for preservation at Posta in Old Dhaka's Lalbagh. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Merchants buy rawhides of sacrificial animals from seasonal traders in Old Dhaka's Posta, a day after Eid-ul-Azha, Jul 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Work is underway to preserve the skins, bones and various parts of the sacrificial animals on the streets of Lalbagh's Posta area in old Dhaka. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Workers transporting rawhides bought from seasonal traders at Posta in Dhaka’a Lalbagh on Sunday, a day after slaughters on Eid-ul-Azha.
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City Corporation workers remove rawhides dumped by seasonal traders from the streets of Old Dhaka's Lalbagh, Jul 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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City Corporation workers remove rawhides dumped by seasonal traders from the streets of Old Dhaka's Lalbagh, Jul 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Rawhides discarded by seasonal traders, who failed to sell them, are littered on a road in Old Dhaka's Lalbagh, a day after Eid-ul-Azha, Jul 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Rawhides discarded by seasonal traders, who failed to sell them, are littered on a road in Old Dhaka's Lalbagh, a day after Eid-ul-Azha, Jul 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Cleaners removing the waste from slaughtered animals at Dhaka's Kalabagan on Thursday, Jul 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Animal waste is littered on a street in Old Dhaka's Lalbagh, a day after Eid-ul-Azha, Jul 22, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Most of the sellers at the makeshift market of Eid-ul-Azha cattle meat are from the low-income group. They collect the meat from the wealthier people until afternoon and then bring it to the Khilgaon level-crossing for sale. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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People on low income selling meat collected as handout on Eid-ul-Azha at Tk 550 to Tk 650 per kg at a makeshift market in Dhaka’s Khilgaon level-crossing. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Meat collected as handout on Eid-ul-Azha being sold in kilograms or equal shares of the whole collection at a makeshift market in Dhaka’s Khilgaon level-crossing. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Seasonal traders buy handout meat from the poor during Eid-ul-Azha before selling it to the members of the public or restaurants at a makeshift market in Dhaka’s Khilgaon level-crossing. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Sales peaked at a makeshift market of Eid cattle meat in Dhaka’s Khilgaon level-crossing. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Besides the poor, butchers also sell Eid cattle meat at a makeshift market in Dhaka’s Khilgaon level-crossing. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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