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Lockdown in Thakurgaon Disappeared low-income working people

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  • 20 April, 2021 12:35:31

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Thakurgaon Correspondent: As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus in different Upazilas of Thakurgaon, business establishments in municipal towns and rural areas are closed. The local administration has allowed only raw markets, drug stores, and daily necessities to remain open. But these shops are also closing after the evening.

Roads and ghats have become deserted due to the closure of public transport. Low-income working people lost their way after the lockdown. Rickshaws and autorickshaws can be seen on city and village roads, but drivers are not getting rent. Working people are in trouble in this situation. Meanwhile, the local administration has continued to instruct the people to maintain social distance by keeping shops and traffic closed by publishing and miking public notices in the districts and Upazilas.

And the police is working along with the administration to implement this directive. Manik, Jasim, and Apple, rickshaw pullers of Thakurgaon city, said that if they don't drive a rickshaw one day, they will not be able to eat. So I have been traveling around the city by rickshaw since morning. There are not many people on the streets of the city, so the passengers do not match.

I earn 300-400 rupees every day. At present such a situation has earned 30 rupees from morning till noon. If I can't earn income, what will I do in installments? Abdul Quader and Shahidul, another rickshaw pullers in the city, said, "We poor people drive rickshaws every day to buy rice and pulses." We have no way even if there are prohibitions. So I am riding a rickshaw ignoring all the restrictions.

If this situation continues, the family will have to starve. It would have been very helpful if someone had helped at that time. Thakurgaon labor leader Badiuzzaman Badal urged all to come forward to stand by these people in this situation. He said everyone has been asked to stay at home for the welfare of all. But there are many people in the vicinity who make a living by earning a living. There are also some floating people. We all have to come forward so that all those hard-working people don't eat.

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