People fly paper lanterns on the occasion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary at Chattogram on 17 March 2020Sowrav Das
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A girl wearing a protective mask leaves the HUCA (Central University Hospital of Asturias) amidst a 15-day state of emergency declared to combat the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oviedo, Spain, 17 March 2020.Reuters
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Hand sanitisers arranged on a table amid coronavirus outbreak at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Dhaka on 17 March 2020Abdus Salam
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A butterfly perches on a wildflower at Khagrachhari on 17 March 2020Nerob Chowdhury
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Policemen stand on the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on 17 March 2020, while a strict lockdown comes into in effect in France to stop the spread of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirusAFP
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Workers desinfect the area surrounding the lion enclosure at the Skopje Zoo on 17 March 2020 amid the spread of the COVID-19, the novel coronavirusAFP
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A member of the public wearing a face mask takes a selfie on the empty Place de la Concorde in Paris, on 17 March 2020AFP
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A worker stands among chilis left to dry near an embankment of Jumna river in Bogra 17 March 2020AFP