Sheikh Motaleb sells a variety of local and foreign perfumes and attar at Chawk Bazar in Barishal city. With Eid approaching, demand is high, enabling the 77-year-old to sell products worth Tk 2,500-3,000 daily, earning a profit of around Tk 700. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Titu Das
Three children and their mother wave to the father, not in frame, at Kamalapur Railway Station as they leave Dhaka on a train to celebrate Eid in their village home in Netrakona yesterday. The father, a businessman, plans to join them a day before Eid. Many families leave for their holidays separately to avoid the late rush.
Photo: Prabir Das
Hundreds of rickshaws stuck in a jam on Dhanmondi Road-1 around 11:30am yesterday. This street sees a surge in the number of rickshaws during Ramadan due to the increase of seasonal pullers. However, battery-operated rickshaws are more visible this year.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
A DREAM COMES TRUE: The ferry Kapotakkho transports a BRTC bus and passengers from Sitakunda’s Banshbaria to Sandwip, the island upazila of Chattogram yesterday. This marks the opening of direct ferry services connecting Sandwip with Chattogram. Photo: Collected
