Makeshift shops have occupied the footpath in front of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital on Mirpur Road in Dhaka, leaving little space for patients and their attendants to reach the entrance. The stalls also obscure nearby warning signs meant to alert drivers to slow down near the hospital. Although the vendors cater to visitors, the food sold is often unhygienic and unsuitable for patients. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Wading through chest-deep water in a rain-fed wetland in Abhaynagar, Jashore, Shariful Molla gathers bundles of water lilies -- a monsoon bloom that becomes a source of livelihood for many low-income families. For three to four months each year, he collects, cleans, and sells the lilies, earning Tk 10 per bundle. Photo: Habibur Rahman
Construction of the Tekarghat bridge in Jessore’s Abhaynagar has been halted for a long time, affecting the people of Abhaynagar and Manirampur upazilas. The work over the Teka river began in 2021 and was scheduled to finish by 2023. Locals now have to cross the river using a wooden bridge, top left.
Photo: Habibur Rahman
As Saiful Islam works on a road near the Jatiya Press Club, his grandson sleeps beside him on a concrete slab. With both his wife and son also working as day labourers and no one else to care for the child, Saiful brings the boy to work so he can watch over him. The photo was taken yesterday at noon.
Photo: Amran Hossain
To mark Probarona Purnima, the second-largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, Chattogram Buddhist Monastery organised a lantern festival in the port city’s Nandan Kanan area yesterday. As lanterns lit up the night sky, people of all ages joined the celebration with a festive mood.
PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN
