Hawkers Occupy Footpaths Ahead of Eid

Street hawkers have occupied footpaths in different areas of the capital city ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

They move from place to place to sell goods and are a common sight in the city.

Sales pick up ahead of Eid and everyone, including the hawkers, prepare to grab the windfall. 

Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest festival of the Muslims, is scheduled to be celebrated at the end of July.

But hawkers occupying footpaths and setting up makeshift shops to sell their products are putting people at the risk of coronavirus infection as people usually flout health guidelines and social distancing rules while out on the streets.

Meanwhile, the death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh rose to 2,151 on Tuesday as health authorities confirmed the death of 55 more patients. Besides, 3,027 new Covid-19 cases were detected, taking the total confirmed cases to 1,68,645.

Street hawkers sit on the footpath with vegetables.

A street hawker displays T-shirt to a buyer on the footpath.
Hawkers selling fruits on the footpath.

City dwellers walk along the narrow footpath amid the COVID-19 outbreak as street hawkers occupied half of it putting everyone at the risk of infection.

Source: UNB