Women are waiting in front of an OMS shop to buy rice at a subsidised price at Kazdia Bazar of Khulna’s Rupsha upazila around 11:30am yesterday. Low-income people from different villages come to the place to purchase the staple as its price remains high. Photo: Habibur Rahman
Devotees gather to perform religious rituals and visit the pandals around the playground of Dhaka University’s Jagannath Hall, where the most decorative and gorgeous celebration of Saraswati Puja is usually held. Saraswati Puja, the worship of the goddess of knowledge, music, art, and culture, was celebrated across the country yesterday amid festivity and religious fervour. Photo: Prabir Das
