Friday Prayers

Muslim devotees offer their prayers at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on April 3. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Many risk infection as mosques hold Friday prayers

Muslim worshippers at Jumma prayers flock to mosques across the city, despite the risks

A volunteer sprays disinfectant in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque before friday prayer amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 3, 2020. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Coronavirus chronicle

Pakistan, Bangladesh try to stop Friday prayers to avert coronavirus spike