Resident students of Dhaka University’s Ruqayya Hall leave with their belongings yesterday morning, as evacuation continued till 5:00pm. Following the post-earthquake emergency, the university declared all residential halls closed until December 6. Photo: Palash Khan

Workers unloading fish from a boat at the port city’s Karnaphuli Ghat, where trawlers carrying deep-sea catch lined the shore. Once the trawlers are full, the fish are brought by boat to the cold storage, from where they are sent to different parts of the country. The photo was taken yesterday afternoon. PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN

Street vendors occupying a footpath and part of the adjacent road on Shaheed Abrar Fahad Avenue in the capital, forcing vehicles and pedestrians into a single narrow lane and causing heavy traffic congestion in the area. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN