The Bangladeshi community in Australia requested the lighting up of the iconic Brisbane City Hall in vibrant green and red to celebrate Bangladesh’s Independence Day yesterday. Photo: Rahat Minhaz

People busy with last-moment shopping in the capital’s New Market as Eid-ul-Fitr is days away. The market saw a huge crowd of shoppers yesterday, which was a public holiday. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Two siblings look up at a portrait of Birshrestho Hamidur Rahman and reflect on the bravery of the martyrs at Bell’s Park in Barishal during the Independence Day parade yesterday. Photo: Titu Das

People throng the Sadarghat launch terminal to travel to the southern districts for the Eid holidays. The rush is expected intensify as Eid nears. Photo: Prabir Das

Chars have emerged in the Brahmaputra as the flow of water drops in the dry season. China last year approved the construction of a massive hydropower dam upstream on the Brahmaputra in Tibet, raising concerns in India and Bangladesh about potential environmental and water resource impacts. This drone shot was taken in Gaibandha’s Phulchhari upazila on Tuesday. Photo: RH Ruhan