A child suffering from cold-related illnesses and admitted to Bangladesh Shishu Hospital is being taken for medical tests yesterday. The child has been in the hospital for six days. Hospitals across the country are witnessing a surge in child patients suffering from pneumonia, cold, cough, and other respiratory diseases. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

Customers gather at a hardware and stove repair shop in Dhaka’s Nawabpur yesterday to repair their old kerosene burners amid a LPG cylinder supply shortage. The fuel crisis is pushing residents to switch to kerosene or electric alternatives. Photo: Rashed Sumon

Even a bone-chilling cold wave, which is sweeping across much of the country and making it difficult to venture outdoors, cannot take away the precious smiles of schoolgoing children. The photo was taken yesterday on Kakan Rajabari Road in Rajshahi’s Godagari upazila. Photo: Azhar Uddin