The great empty in densely populated Dhaka amid coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus scare, strict curbs on movement and shutdown have suddenly changed daily life in Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world with around 22.5 million people. The streets that are paralysed with traffic congestions in usual days now resemble a sleepy hollow. To the Dhakaites, their loved city becomes an unknown place. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman