Standing beside his closed shop, a man looks on as Dhaka South City Corporation carries out drainage improvement work on Dholaikhal Road in Old Dhaka. Most of the stores along the roadside have remained shut due to the work. The maintenance has been ongoing for the past two months, leaving businesses and locals suffering daily. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Hundreds of lesser whistling ducks land and gather over a wetland near Rajshahi University yesterday. As winter begins to set in, large flocks of migratory ducks are arriving in the area, joining the resident populations across the region. Photo: AZAHAR UDDIN