our correspondent akbar hossain has the latest from dhaka. choice but to flee from the city. most of the people earn on a daily basis. they will have no work while lockdown will be in place. tens of thousands of people are leaving the capital, dhaka, as they cannot afford to support their families during lockdown. the government say that, without enforcing a strict lockdown, it'd be very difficult to contain coronavirus infection. all public transport, offices, shops and restaurants must be closed. the delta variant, which is known as the indian variant, is spreading very fast across bangladesh. coronavirus positivity rate is nearly 23% in bangladesh, but districts bordering with india are severely affected, where coronavirus positivity rate is more than 50%. hospitals in the rural areas are now overwhelmed. doctors in the rural areas are struggling to provide treatment for the patients, as there are only several hundred icu beds in the hospitals. according to the government—published figures, a total number of deaths caused by coronavirus ha

the bbc�*s akbar hossain has more from dhaka.te, the nationwide positivity rate is now, coronavirus is more than 23%, although the districts bordering with india, the situation is more grave there, because the positivity rate is, in many districts in the bordering area, is more than 50%. bangladesh government thinks that, in consultation with the health experts, that this is the time to put strict measures so that they can contain the spread of the delta variant. without having strict measures or a strict lockdown, it would be impossible to contain the situation, because hospitals in the rural areas, especially in the rural areas, is overwhelmed and doctors are finding it very difficult to deal with patients. that's why the government has some strict measures. people are leaving the capital dhaka, because they have some livelihood issues, because many people are saying that they cannot afford to feed their families while staying during lockdown in the capital city. that's why they are leaving the capital city and heading towards