After harvesting Boro paddy, farmers busy threshing it on a field in Paschim Bilpabla of Khulna’s Dumria upazila. They are happy with the yield of the crop this year. Each maund (40kg) of paddy is being sold at Tk 1,300-1,400. Photo: Habibur Rahman

Vehicles with headlights on stuck in a traffic jam on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue around 4:00pm yesterday, as a nor’wester and heavy rain cast an early darkness over the city. The downpour offered relief from the scorching heat. Photo: Prabir Das