Lockdown woes of boatmen
published: 2021-07-05 16:32:50
Boatmen who transport passengers by sampans across the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram are passing their days in misery as a nationwide coronavirus lockdown has dwindled their income along with the number of travellers. Photo: Suman Babu
Boatmen idle at Sadarghat on the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram as a coronavirus lockdown has drastically cut the number of passengers. Photo: Suman Babu
Boatmen idle at Sadarghat on the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram as a coronavirus lockdown has drastically cut the number of passengers. Photo: Suman Babu
The authorities have restricted each sampan from carrying more than five passengers per trip across the Karnaphuli river as part of efforts to break a surge in coronavirus infections amid a lockdown. Photo: Suman Babu
Boatmen idle at Firingibazar pier in Chattogram as a coronavirus lockdown has drastically cut the number of passengers. Photo: Suman Babu
Boatmen idle at Firingibazar pier in Chattogram as a coronavirus lockdown has drastically cut the number of passengers. Photo: Suman Babu
Boatmen wait for passengers at Sadarghat on the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram. It takes at least two hours for them to get the permitted number of five passengers amid a coronavirus lockdown. In normal times, they would wait between 15 and 20 minutes only for their sampans to be full. Photo: Suman Babu