Today's Gallery (2021.08.24)

Scores of people surround an official of Barishal General Hospital, who is handing out tokens for the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine. As only a 100 tokens were being handed out, people rushed to the hospital to collect theirs as soon as possible. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: TITU DAS
A huge tailback of buses, trucks and other vehicles leading up to Paturia ferry terminal. A variety of reasons -- strong current on the Padma river slowing ferries’ passage, bar on heavy vehicles on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route -- has resulted in heavier than usual traffic towards Paturia. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Zahangir Alam Biswas
Students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College take a happy selfie on their first day back on the Shiddeswari campus after a break of more than a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They radiated excitement as they went back to school to submit their recent assignments yesterday. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN