A man tries to salvage whatever is left of burnt books at a shop in the capital’s Nilkhet book market yesterday. A fire in the market on Tuesday evening damaged at least 40 such shops, some of which were completely gutted, said fire officials. Photo: Prabir Das
A pair of playful red-crested pochards on the Tanguar Haor in Sunamganj. This diving duck is a winter visitor to Bangladesh. Bird-watchers say they have seen fewer pochards this year. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Courtesy of Mosabber Hossain Ribon