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Dhaka streets remain empty amid lockdown on second day of Eid

| Updated: May 27, 2020 21:35:07


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The coronavirus pandemic has upended the custom of visiting relatives on the day after Eid-ul-Fitr as most people have opted to stay home rather than risk catching the infection by venturing out, reports bdnews24.com.

Very few vehicles were seen plying the streets of Bailey Road, Hare Road, Malibagh, Kakrail, Shantinagar, Naya Paltan and Azimpur in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Alim Uddin, a yellow cab driver whose service usually thrives during Eid, voiced his frustration at the lack of commutes in the city on Tuesday.

"I thought I would get passengers on the second of the Eid holiday and hence I came out with my cab. In the morning, I drove a passenger from Uttara to Kakrail. Now, it is 4 pm and I still haven't found a passenger,” he said.

“I have never experienced such a bad situation.”

The coronavirus has also forced a senior politician in Naya Paltan to change his plans for Eid."

I did not hold any meetings with party activists due to the coronavirus. I usually visit my area on Eid day. I am not going this time.”

Khandaker Shafiqul Islam, a senior executive of Sonali Bank, lives in an apartment in Bailey Road. He said: "We are staying home this Eid because of coronavirus. Everyone in the family is enjoying doing things around the house."

"Last year, I went to my brother's house in Uttara the day after Eid. This year, I have decided against it. I have exchanged Eid greetings with my brothers and sisters on the internet.”

Shafiqul's wife Farida Islam, a kindergarten teacher, said, "We usually take the children out for an afternoon walk in Ramna Park the day after Eid. But they are not going this time.”

Ramna Park has been closed for two months amid the lockdown. The park is usually abuzz with children on the second day of the Eid holiday.

 

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