Under the circumstances, the government has suspended the festivities and mass gatherings for Pahela Baishakh and Chaitra Sankranti, which fall in the coming week. Fashion houses in Dhaka’s Mirpur-2 are usually packed with customers during this time of the year. But the suspension of Pahela Baishakh celebrations due to a nationwide coronavirus outbreak has left them empty and forlorn this year. Photo: Asif Mahmud OveLocal fashion houses usually make shirts, tee shirts, fatua for men and salwar kameez, kurti, tops, sarees for women on occassion of Pahela Baishakh. But the suspension of Pahela Baishakh celebrations due to a nationwide coronavirus outbreak has left them empty and forlorn this year.

Source: bd News24 April 11, 2020 08:26 UTC