Locals catching fish in Gowahari Beel, a water body, in Sylhet’s Bishwanath upazila on the occasion of Polo Bawa Utshab, a traditional fishing festival held on the first day of the Bangla month of Magh. They started gathering there from morning and then went into the knee-deep water with polos (bamboo-made fish traps). Photo: Star

A little bee meticulously extracts nectar from a marigold flower. This delicate process is just the beginning of the remarkable journey in crafting honey. The photo was taken at Alankarkathi village in Pirojpur recently. Photo: Titu Das

This banner lists all the children and young people killed during the July-August mass uprising last year. The banner was placed in front of the Dhaka University library yesterday by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, as part of their initiative to honour all of the martyrs. Photo: Prabir Das

Children play a traditional game of “Phul Tokka” on a winter morning in their school. Many of them choose to come here before classes start so that they can have some fun and games before getting to the more serious business in the classrooms. The photo was taken from the premises of the Beel Pabla Line Government Primary School in the Dumuria upazila of Khulna recently. Photo: Habibur Rahman