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Challenging time for newspaper industry

The residents of Dhaka were used to waking up at the shouting of newsies on the alleys of the city once. People now mostly read news on mobile phones or computers. Many of them stopped ordering or buying papers during the COVID-19 outbreak, forcing many newspaper hawkers to change their profession. Has the industry changed after the pandemic?

Once upon a time, newspapers were sold at every corner of Dhaka in the morning. People left the habit of reading newspapers gradually with the change of time. The crowd surrounding the hawkers is no longer seen on Dhaka streets. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Once upon a time, newspapers were sold at every corner of Dhaka in the morning. People left the habit of reading newspapers gradually with the change of time. The crowd surrounding the hawkers is no longer seen on Dhaka streets. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Belal, a newspaper hawker from Dhaka’s Rajarbagh who gave a single name, says nobody wants to deliver newspapers to homes as the demand has dropped after the COVID outbreak. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Belal, a newspaper hawker from Dhaka’s Rajarbagh who gave a single name, says nobody wants to deliver newspapers to homes as the demand has dropped after the COVID outbreak. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Belal, a newspaper hawker from Dhaka’s Rajarbagh who gave a single name, thinks online media outlets and social media caused many to leave the habit of reading newspapers. Most of the customers who collect newspapers at home currently are senior citizens. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Belal, a newspaper hawker from Dhaka’s Rajarbagh who gave a single name, thinks online media outlets and social media caused many to leave the habit of reading newspapers. Most of the customers who collect newspapers at home currently are senior citizens. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hawkers sort newspapers on the footpath of Outer Circular Road in Dhaka before distributing the papers at home as the morning approaches. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hawkers sort newspapers on the footpath of Outer Circular Road in Dhaka before distributing the papers at home as the morning approaches. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A security guard takes a look at a newspaper next to a newsstand on Outer Circular Road in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A security guard takes a look at a newspaper next to a newsstand on Outer Circular Road in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man returns home with a newspaper after his morning exercise on Outer Circular Road in Dhaka. The newspaper hawkers say he buys newspapers every day from here. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man returns home with a newspaper after his morning exercise on Outer Circular Road in Dhaka. The newspaper hawkers say he buys newspapers every day from here. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A hawker heads to people’s homes to deliver newspapers. The photo was captured at Dhaka’s Rajarbagh on Monday, Jul 31, 2023. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A hawker heads to people’s homes to deliver newspapers. The photo was captured at Dhaka’s Rajarbagh on Monday, Jul 31, 2023. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A hawker heads to people’s homes to deliver newspapers. The photo was captured at Dhaka’s Rajarbagh on Monday, Jul 31, 2023. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A hawker heads to people’s homes to deliver newspapers. The photo was captured at Dhaka’s Rajarbagh on Monday, Jul 31, 2023. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man takes a look at a newspaper at Outer Circular Road in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A man takes a look at a newspaper at Outer Circular Road in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 31 Jul 2023, 10:27 PM

Updated : 31 Jul 2023, 10:27 PM

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