People having to use boats even in the immediate vicinity of their houses, as many villages in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila remain inundated for two months now. Stagnant for so long, the water has turned murky and dirty, causing the villagers to suffer from various diseases. The Sholmari river, the only channel to drain water out of there, has lost its navigability, resulting in these miseries. The photo was taken at Rangpur Sarabhita village yesterday. PHOTO: HABIBUR RAHMAN

Rima, 21, has to take care of her daughter while undergoing dengue treatment as there is no one to look after her child at home. After being diagnosed with the disease, she was admitted to a DNCC hospital in the capital’s Mohakhali on Sunday. Dengue cases and fatalities have been on the rise, with at least 214 people having died this year already. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Commerce Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed visited the Karwan Bazar kitchen market in the capital to inspect the prices of essential commodities yesterday. During the visit, the adviser sought price charts of different commodities from the traders and suggested they reduce the gap in production, wholesale and retail prices. Photo: Star