Fisherman Ferdous’s mother welcomes her son with hugs and kisses after he was handed over to his family by the Bangladesh Coast Guard at No-15 jetty of Karnaphuli channel in Patenga yesterday morning. Like Ferdous, 90 fishermen and sailors were detained by the Indian Coast Guard while fishing on December 9. They were brought back yesterday after a prison exchange programme at the Bangladesh-India Maritime Boundary Line. PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN

A woman sunbathing her seven-day old nephew, who was admitted to Dhaka Shishu Hospital with a cold, after having his echocardiogram done yesterday. The child, born on December 31, was admitted to a Shariatpur clinic the very next day with a cold and then referred to the hospital in the capital. According to doctors, around 40 new patients are admitted every day, 60 percent of them with cold-related issues. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS

WINTER DELIGHT... People flock to this pitha shop near Krishi Market in Mohammadpur, enjoying the wide range of items being sold. The shop owner prepares bhapa and chitoi pithas, with an assortment of bhortas for the latter. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Prabir Das