A goods-laden three-wheeler toppling over while plying a worn-out road in Keraniganj’s Ikuriya yesterday. This road has long been in poor condition, with no initiative in sight to repair it, leading to frequent accidents like this. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN

Sayma, around seven-years-old, had tied a sheet of styrofoam to her head to shield herself from the glaring sun as she continued her work of collecting scraps in the capital’s Gabtoli. Along with the likes of rickshaw pullers and traffic cops, child labourers too are the worst victims of the ongoing heatwave. The photo was taken on Saturday. PHOTO: PALASH KHAN

Amid the sweltering heat, a man drives his motorcycle with one hand while holding an umbrella over his child with the other. Though as a guardian he is trying to protect the child from the sun, such action could lead to an accident and do much more damage. The photo was taken in the Dhanmondi area yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman

While these running buses halt temporarily to pick up passengers, a man slides through the small gap left between them to get to the other side of the road. In situations like these, accidents may occur at any second. The photo was taken in the Paltan area yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das