Fishermen use nets to collect eggs released by fresh water fish like ruhi, katol and mrigel from the Halda river at Nayahat in Chattogram’s Hathazari yesterday. The fries that hatch from the eggs are used in fish farms. Photo: Rajib Raihan
A man shows the eggs gathered from the river, the major breeding ground for carp fish. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Motorcycles parked illegally on the pavement leave little space for pedestrians. The photo was taken yesterday from the capital’s Chairman Bari area.
Photo: Prabir Das
After a drizzle, dark clouds gather, the wind picks up and the storm sweeps over Batir Char on the Jamuna in Bogura’s Sariakandi. Darkness descended nearly an hour earlier than the dusk. The photo was taken around 5:45pm yesterday.
Photo: Mostafa Sabuj
People, mostly women, from low-income groups, brave the rain to stand in line for hours on end in front of a TCB truck to purchase essential commodities at subsidised rates. As the prices of daily necessities continue to rise in the market, the poor are left with no choice but to rely on TCB goods. The photo was taken yesterday in front of Ershad Ali High School in Khulna town.
Photo: Habibur Rahman
