Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus lays a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar, Dhaka, paying tribute to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War on the occasion of Victory Day yesterday. Photo: CA’s Press Wing, Prabir Das, Palash Khan

A farmer prepares a tree before attaching a jar to collect date juice. This is the prime season for harvesting the precious syrup. The photo was taken in the Fatepur area of Charghat, Rajshahi, yesterday. Photo: Azahar Uddin

People from all walks of life, along with political leaders and activists, joined the nationwide celebrations. Photo: CA’s Press Wing, Prabir Das, Palash Khan

Indigenous farmers of Bandarban are seen processing a paddy variety locally known as “Lakcha”. An integral part of the social life and cultural heritage of indigenous communities in the region, villagers work together by exchanging labour, with no financial motive, to preserve the paddy. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: MONG SING HAI MARMA

People from all walks of life, along with political leaders and activists, joined the nationwide celebrations. Photo: CA’s Press Wing, Prabir Das, Palash Khan

People from all walks of life, along with political leaders and activists, joined the nationwide celebrations. Photo: CA’s Press Wing, Prabir Das, Palash Khan

SUBODH RETURNS: Anonymous graffiti artist, known only by the tag “Hobeki?”, revived the iconic Subodh series yesterday on the nation’s 54th Victory Day. In the new mural on the Air Force wall in the capital’s Agargaon, a man whose waist belt holds a paintbrush and spray can embraces a little girl wearing a helmet and carrying the national flag. The Subodh series first appeared at this very spot in 2017, with its last mural seen on August 5, 2024. Photo: UNB

The Kushi river, a tributary of the Surma and the primary source of water and livelihood for residents and fishermen of Sylhet city’s Kushighat area, has dwindled into a narrow stream. Locals blame unplanned development projects, road construction, brick kilns, canal encroachment, illegal filling and sand extraction for obstructing the river’s natural flow, triggering an acute water crisis. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Sheikh Nasir

Victory in the skies… Marking the country’s 54th Victory Day yesterday, the Bangladesh Air Force painted the skies with streams of colour, staging a spectacular display honouring the spirit of the 1971 Liberation War. The photo was taken from the capital’s Bijoy Sarani area. Photo: Star