Thousands make journey home for Eid celebrations as Bangladesh lifts COVID lockdown

Record ID: 1627658

  • Title: Thousands make journey home for Eid celebrations as Bangladesh lifts COVID lockdown
  • Date: 20th July 2021
  • Summary: DHAKA, BANGLADESH (JULY 19, 2021) (REUTERS) HEAVY TRAFFIC ON ROAD PEOPLE RIDING HORSE-DRAWN CART BUSES MOVING ON ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC HORSES / PEOPLE SITTING IN HORSE-DRAWN CART PEOPLE RIDING TRISHAWS STUCK IN TRAFFIC KAMALAPUR, DHAKA, BANGLADESH (JULY 19, 2021) (REUTERS) MAN SPEAKING TO TRAIN STATION STAFF / PEOPLE WAITING VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE TO GET TRAIN TICKETS (SOUNDBITE) (Bengali) RESIDENT, NAHID HOSSAIN, SAYING: "I'm going back to my hometown for Eid vacation, but I've been standing in line for the last three hours. It's very tough to get a ticket." TRAIN PULLING INTO STATION PASSENGERS ALIGHTING TRAIN ONTO CROWDED PLATFORM PEOPLE CROWDING WAITING TO BOARD TRAIN / MAN CLIMBING INTO TRAIN THROUGH WINDOW PEOPLE SQUEEZING TO BOARD TRAIN MAN PULLING CHILD OVER PEOPLE'S HEADS INTO TRAIN MAN PULLING HIMSELF UP TO BOARD TRAIN / ANOTHER MAN TRYING TO REACH FOR FAMILY MEMBER'S HAND WOMEN CARRYING BABIES WAITING TO BOARD TRAIN VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON CROWDED TRAIN PLATFORM SADARGHAT, DHAKA, BANGLADESH (JULY 19, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING AT FERRY TERMINAL / FERRIES DOCKED AT SIDE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE BOARDING FERRY (SOUNDBITE) (Bengali) RESIDENT, NURUL ISLAM, SAYING: "Most of my relatives live in the village, only my family live in Dhaka. Now as my father, mother and brothers live at home (in the village), they are waiting for us to join them to celebrate Eid together. Although it's during the coronavirus pandemic, I am expected to go." PEOPLE BOARDING FERRIES WITH BELONGINGS FIRE AND RESCUE OFFICER STANDING BY PEOPLE CARRYING ELDERLY WOMAN SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR TO BOARD FERRY PEOPLE SITTING ON FLOOR OF FERRY'S DECK MAN HELPING CHILD PUT ON FACE MASK PEOPLE WALKING PAST FERRIES AT TERMINAL / PEOPLE STANDING IN CROWDED FERRY WAITING FOR BOAT TO DEPART VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CROWDING ON BOARD FERRY PEOPLE BOARDING FERRY PEOPLE CARRYING COFFIN ONTO FERRY POLICE OFFICER SPEAKING INTO MEGAPHONE, REMINDING PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR MASKS ON VARIOUS OF CROWDED FERRY DEPARTING TERMINAL
  • Embargoed: 3rd August 2021 04:38
  • Keywords: Bangladesh COVID-19 Dhaka Eid al-Adha coronavirus lockdown pandemic religion
  • Location: KAMALAPUR, SADARGHAT, DHAKA, BANGLADESH
  • City: KAMALAPUR, SADARGHAT, DHAKA, BANGLADESH
  • Country: Bangladesh
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EMN7VWN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Thousands of people in Dhaka made the journey back to their hometowns on Monday (July 19) for the upcoming Eid al-Adha festival, as the South Asian country lifts its lockdown amid surging COVID-19 cases.
    Authorities in Bangladesh hit a pause on its lockdown measures in time for people to travel home to celebrate the Muslim Festival of Sacrifice. The country imposed a two-week strict lockdown on July 1 to combat a surge in coronavirus cases led by the highly contagious Delta variant, with areas bordering India taking the brunt of infections.
    "Most of my relatives live in the village, only my family live in Dhaka. Now as my father, mother and brothers live at home (in the village), they are waiting for us to join them to celebrate Eid together. Although it's during the coronavirus pandemic, I am expected to go," Nurul Islam told Reuters while waiting to board his ferry at the crowded Sadarghat terminal.
    Bangladesh reported 231 new coronavirus deaths on Monday, taking the death toll to 18,125 and the total number of infections to 1,117,310.
    (Production: Rafiqur Rahman, Jacinta Goh)
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