Silt accumulated near the Sholmari river sluice gate being removed by excavators. The river acts as the only means of water drainage for hundreds of villages in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila. With so much silt near the gate, the villages have been facing intense waterlogging since the beginning of the monsoon. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: HABIBUR RAHMAN

A relatively empty Dhaka city yesterday late morning due to the extended Durga Puja holidays coupled with the weekend. Thousands left the capital to celebrate the festival with their families outside Dhaka. The photo was taken in the Farmgate area. PHOTO: PALASH KHAN