Sonargaon hotel embraces the holiday spirit with festive decorations -- including a gingerbread house and a Santa Claus figure -- ahead of Christmas to be celebrated tomorrow. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
As Dhaka remains consistently at the top of the list of cities with the most hazardous air, the AQI yesterday too was 114, meaning it was still unhealthy to breathe in. The photo was taken at the smog-filled Naya Bazar Road in the capital yesterday morning. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN
Advisers express solidarity with environmentalists during their sit-in protest at Panthakunja Park, which entered its eleventh day yesterday. The protesters demand an end to tree felling and environmental destruction caused by the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Celebrated Pakistani artiste Rahat Fateh Ali Khan performs at the BPL Music Fest at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. A seven-hour-long musical show, also featuring local musicians and bands such as Xefer, Avoid Rafa and Miles, kicked off the first event of the music fest as part of Festival of Youth 2025. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
A man tries to warn an auto-rickshaw from crossing over the rail tracks, while a group of people behind him are pushing away mobile shops as a train approaches. Many such shops are set up right on the tracks near the Jurain Rail Gate, posing various risks to the people. The photo was taken recently.
PHOTO: PRABIR DAS