Outsourced employees of different government institutions demonstrate blocking the capital’s Shahbagh intersection yesterday demanding nationalisation of their jobs. The protest disrupted traffic in and around Shahbagh, causing severe traffic congestion. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Workers making boats of various sizes using raintree and mahogany wood near Veduria Launch Ghat in Bhola. These labourers, who work from 8:00am to 5:00pm, earn around Tk 1,000 per day. The boats, used by fishermen, are then sold at prices ranging from Tk 4,000 to Tk 20,000, depending on their size. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Titu Das

As the navigability of rivers gets reduced during the winter, the authorities have placed floaters on the Barishal-Bhola waterway of the Tetulia river to increase its navigability in preparation for the upcoming dry season. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Titu Das

A makeshift tailor shop and tea stall have been set up precariously close to the railway tracks. With trains passing just feet away, an accident can happen in the blink of an eye. The photo was taken in Dhaka’s Nakhalpara area yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Long tailbacks were seen on both sides of the road in front of the Hotel Intercontinental in the capital yesterday, which was caused as a result of outsourcing government employees blocking the Shabhagh intersection with a demand for nationalisation of their jobs. Photo: Amran Hossain