Buddhist devotees offering prayers at the Shakyamuni Buddhist Monestery in the capital’s Mirpur-13 on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, yesterday. PHOTO: ORCHID CHAKMA

The 19th edition of the traditional sampan race in Chattogram concluded yesterday, marking the final day of the four-day event. Held annually alongside the Chatgaiya Cultural Fair, the race aims to raise awareness about protecting the Karnaphuli river. PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN

Exhausted after harvesting paddy under the scorching sun, a woman drinks water to quench her thirst while another stands beside her for her turn in a field in the Dhamura area of Uzirpur, Barishal. Photo: Titu Das

Shahida carries more than just brick chips -- she carries the weight of hope for a better future. Every day, she works at a construction site in Mohammadpur for over eight hours and makes Tk 450 a day to ensure her tenth-grade son can stay in school. Her husband remains in their village home, while she shoulders the family’s dreams in the city. The photo taken on Rajia Sultana Road, Mohammadpur yesterday on Mother’s Day. Photo: Prabir Das

Vehicles inch through narrow lanes in the capital’s Tejgaon Nabisco area, where ongoing DPDC underground power line work has left the road dug up, triggering traffic congestion. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon