PM calls for support for
pandemic recovery
Hasina urged the international community to come forward to ensure a quick recovery from the COVID-19 crisis
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Bangladesh
- Infection: 745,322
- Recovery: 657,452
- Death: 11,053
Source: IEDCR
World
- Infection: 146,707,516
- Recovery: 84,557,462
- Death: 3,103,353
Source: Johns Hopkins University
PM calls for support for
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Mozina Begum, who runs a tea stall, now drives a battery-run rickshaw amid the coronavirus lockdown to earn bread for her family – a husband with physical disabilities and an 11-year-old son. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A shopkeeper puts surgical facemasks on mannequins in Dhaka’s New Market area on Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 as the government allows malls and stores to reopen amid a coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Customers buy dresses at a shop in Dhaka’s New Market area on Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 as the government allows malls and stores to reopen amid a coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A shopkeeper sorts out dresses in Dhaka’s New Market area on Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 as the government allows malls and stores to reopen amid a coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Two men take a risky ride on a pickup truck while transporting goods on Dhaka’s Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue amid a coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, Apr 25, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Two men take a risky ride on a pickup truck while transporting goods on Dhaka’s Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue amid a coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, Apr 25, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Children take a dip in the Buriganga river in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar to beat the oppressive heat on Sunday, Apr 25, as Bangladesh’s maximum temperature rose to a seven-year high of 41.2 degrees Celsius, in Jashore.
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Children take a dip in the Buriganga river in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar to beat the oppressive heat on Sunday, Apr 25, as Bangladesh’s maximum temperature rose to a seven-year high of 41.2 degrees Celsius, in Jashore.
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People trying to catch up on utility bill payments crowd a mobile banking agent’s shop in Old Dhaka’s Churihatta amid a coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, Apr 25, 2021.
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People break health restrictions as they crowd a store in Dhaka’s New Market area on Sunday, April 25, amidst an ongoing virus lockdown.
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People break health restrictions as they crowd a store in Dhaka’s New Market area on Sunday, April 25, amidst an ongoing virus lockdown.
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Two customers inspect a saree in a store in Dhaka’s New Market on Sunday, April 25, amidst a virus lockdown.
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Most stores at Dhaka’s New Market reopen on Sunday, April 25, as the government eases restrictions amid a virus lockdown.
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People visit open-air stalls in Dhaka’s New Market area after the reopening of stores on Sunday, April 25, amidst a coronavirus lockdown.
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Shoppers crowd a part of Dhaka’s New Market area on Sunday, April 25, amid a virus lockdown.
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Stores and shopping malls at Mirpur-1 reopen in the lockdown on April 25, 2021 as the government lifts pandemic restrictions on them. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Stores and shopping malls at Mirpur-1 reopen in the lockdown on April 25, 2021 as the government lifts pandemic restrictions on them. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Traffic is seen on the roads in Dhaka’s Farmgate on April 25, 2021, despite the government-ordered virus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Light traffic is seen on Kazi Nazrul Avenue in Dhaka’s Farmgate on April 25, 2021 despite the government-ordered virus lockdown. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The Public Library in Dhaka's Shabagh has closed its doors since 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Mahouts train elephants how to greet visitors at the National Zoo in Dhaka’s Mirpur amid a shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A herd of deer roam in peace at the National Zoo in Dhaka’s Mirpur amid a shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The cages of tigers are without any visitors at the National Zoo in Dhaka’s Mirpur amid a shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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The workers of the National Zoo in Dhaka’s Mirpur have continued their job amid a shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Giraffes at the National Zoo in Dhaka’s Mirpur are passing time without visitors amid a shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Hong Kong is becoming Shenzhen's backyard for property developers
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'let the bodies pile high'
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