But the volunteers soldiered on and continued laying to rest one Covid-19 victim after another, while also arranging for the treatment of the infected. From April to mid-December, Khorshed has conducted the funeral rites of 142 people with his team of 15 volunteers. The people in the building weren't allowing the victim's wife, mother and daughter to cry out loud, fearing an adverse reaction from the neighbours." None of the relatives came forward to help when her husband was having breathing difficulties, the victim's wife told Khorshed. No-one helped arrange the victim's funeral, not even by way of offering advice or instructions on how it should be conducted.

Source: bd News24 December 28, 2020 16:52 UTC