While waiting for his turn to provide biometrics information, Abul Kalam Azad, a 63-year-old partially paralyzed patient, is lying on a stretcher left on the ground in the regional passport office in Khulna yesterday. Abul had to travel 70 kilometres in an ambulance to go to the office as he desperately needs his passport for treatment in India. His relatives said had they been able to submit the information at the local level, Abul would not have to suffer this way. Photo:
Habibur Rahman
Health workers testing samples at the RT-PCR lab at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday. The lab was set up after the UAE made it mandatory for foreign passengers to be tested for Covid-19 a maximum of six hours before departure. The UAE has already approved operations of RT-PCR laboratories at the airport. Photo:
Prabir Das
A hoopoe, popularly known as hudhud bird, catches an insect in a grass field in Khulna. This colourful bird, which lives in holes in trees or walls, feeds on insects, small reptiles, frogs, etc. This photo was taken recently.
Photo: Courtesy of Habibur Rahman
Vehicles stuck in traffic on the street in front of Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s emergency unit. The vehicles included several ambulances which were carrying critical patients to the public hospital. The photo was taken around 2:00pm yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan
Parents have an innate need to safeguard their children’s future, and in our age, the future is determined by education. Even though she might not be that educated herself, this mother is trying to pass all of it to her child, transcending the adversities of their life on the street, with hopes of a better future. This photo was taken yesterday near the capital’s Sonargaon Hotel. Photo: Amran Hossain
