Even though restaurants are open amid the ongoing general holidays aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus, stakeholders say business is in shambles and they are worried about paying bills and their staff.
This has put restaurant owners in a predicament and they say they are not sure for long they can sustain losses as the situation shows no sign of improvement.
Bangladesh entered lockdown mode from March 26 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, shutting down all non-essential services, transport and asking people to stay indoors.
And that is causing the restaurant business to bleed. Stakeholders said they are going through a difficult time and are worried about meeting monthly costs including rents, utility bills and salaries of staff.
Many upscale restaurants are also incurring significant revenue loss as foreign visitors cancelled their tours amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Besides, people’s increasing tendency to order food online was also behind the slump in number of customers.
