Commuters jostle to get onto an already packed bus on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at the end of office hours yesterday afternoon. There was a huge rush on the road as metro rail services were suspended for hours, following a tragic incident in which a bearing pad fell from a pillar near the Farmgate metro station, killing a pedestrian around noon. Photo: Prabir Das

Police intercept and detain a group of graduates with disabilities at Shahbagh yesterday as they march towards the chief adviser’s residence, Jamuna, to press home a five-point demand, including employment opportunities. The protesters, under the banner of ‘Chakri Pratyashi Protibondhi Graduate Parishad’, have been demonstrating for inclusive and sustainable development for all job-seeking graduates with disabilities. Photo: Star

Hilsa trading resumes at the wholesale fish market in Barishal city’s Port Road area as the 22-day ban on fishing ended yesterday. The ban was imposed to boost hilsa production. Photo: Titu Das

A battery-powered van crammed with schoolchildren makes its way down a rural road. Too far to walk and too remote for formal transport options, students, parents and teachers rely on these unregistered vehicles for both the morning commute and the journey home. The photo was taken in the Kakonhat area of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi recently. Photo: Azahar Uddin