Crowds battle for vaccination

Women form long queues at the overcrowded Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Women form long queues at the overcrowded Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Men form long queues at the overcrowded Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Men form long queues at the overcrowded Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Nasrin, along with her 11-month-old baby, arrives at the overcrowded Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur to get a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A woman gets her COVID-19 vaccine dose at Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A woman gets her COVID-19 vaccine dose at Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Both inside and outside of Delpara High School vaccination centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur were overcrowded on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Many people were exhausted after waiting for hours at Delpara High School vaccination centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Many people were exhausted after waiting for hours at Delpara High School vaccination centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

After waiting for hours in queues, women battle to enter the Delpara High School vaccination centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur after the authorities opened the gate on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

After waiting for hours in queues, women battle to enter the Delpara High School vaccination centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur after the authorities opened the gate on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

The authorities shut the gate to control crowds at Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur. Finding no way out, a man slips out of the building through the wall. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

The authorities shut the gate to control crowds at Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur. Finding no way out, a man slips out of the building through the wall. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Some people arrived at Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur as early as 6am to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses. They secured their vaccine doses after nearly six hours of wait, at 1pm. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Thousands crowd the Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses early on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. The queue snaked from verandah all the way to the playground of the school. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Thousands crowd the Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses early on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. The queue snaked from verandah all the way to the playground of the school. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Thousands crowd the Delpara High School centre in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila’s Kutubpur to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses early on Friday, Feb 25, 2022. The queue snaked from verandah all the way to the playground of the school. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi