Cars torched at the Department of Disaster Management during the July uprising lie abandoned on the Mohakhali-Gulshan Road, obstructing vehicular and pedestrian movements. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: RASHED SHUMON

It drizzled all over Khulna city yesterday because of an active low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal. On top of the usual challenges of venturing out during winter, the continuous drizzle made the daily tasks of ordinary citizens even more difficult. Photo: Habibur Rahman

People, mostly women, looking to buy essential commodities at subsidised rates form a queue and waited patiently in the port city’s Chandgaon area since 8:00am yesterday for a TCB truck, which is yet to arrive when the photo was taken around 11:00am. Limited-income groups have been under pressure for a long time from rising commodity prices and are dependent on TCB’s discount goods. Photo: Rajib Raihan

Workers at the bee farm of young entrepreneur Pavel Hossain in Madankhali union, Sreenagar, Munshiganj. Continuing a family tradition dating back to 1862, Pavel has modernised the 65-year-old business. With 130 bee boxes and a feeding system using 80 kilogrammes of sugar, he aims to collect 60 maunds of honey this year -- 20 maunds each from three fields. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman