An Indian paradise flycatcher (male) perched on a twig in Bogura’s Gandagram village on April 24. The passerine bird with its distinctive elongated tail feathers feasts on insects. Photo: Mostafa Shabuj
With two of them wearing masks and the other his down, three children walk hand in hand on a street in the capital’s Gulistan area yesterday, apparently oblivious to the importance of social distancing in the fight against Covid-19. Children are finding it tough to stay indoors amid the nationwide shutdown since March 26. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Fruit traders in Sylhet are incurring huge losses due to the lack of retail buyers, consumers, and even load workers. Even though harvest was great this year, the volume of trade has come down astronomically. For example, daily banana trade of around Tk 7 to 8 crore has come down to Tk 2 to 3 crore only. The photo was taken at Sylhet’s Kadamtali fruit market. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
The May Day comes at a strange time this year. As a shutdown continues across the country and many parts of the world, debates on labour rights and essential work are raging across the world. Amid such circumstances, sewage workers in Dhaka were seen at work yesterday clearing up Mohammadpur’s Ramchandrapur canal of waste, with no safety gear on -- to fend against the polluted water or stave off the coronavirus. Photo: Rashed Shumon
