Bangladesh marks Ashura with solemnity

Shia Muslims in Bangladesh have taken out the customary Tazia procession and performed the mourning rituals to mark Ashura, the holiest festival in their calendar, at the Hussaini Dalan Imambara in Old Dhaka. Devotees were barred from taking out the procession on the streets this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove