Following the opening of the Dengue Ward at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital on Wednesday, more and more patients have started filling up the beds in both the male and female wards. According to the DGHS, the number of dengue cases is rising, with this year’s death rate standing at 0.61 percent, compared to 0.5 in 2023. This photojournalist saw that most of the beds in both wards already had patients being treated. Photo: Prabir Das

A part of this road in the Jurain Rail Crossing area has been taken up by illegal makeshift shops and illegally parked CNG-run auto-rickshaws. As a result, there is very little space for vehicles plying the road, leading to severe traffic congestion. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Amran Hossain