A traffic policeman sits beside a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver as the vehicle tows a line of similar ones seized for illegally plying the main road. The photo was taken on Mirpur Road in Shyamoli yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan

Farmers walk in a line across a muddy rice field, each balancing bundles of freshly harvested Aush paddy on their shoulders in Mahadevpur upazila of Naogaon yesterday. This season, Naogaon farmers cultivated the Aush paddy on 58,696 hectares -- more than any other district in the north. According to the local agricultural department, Naogaon is expected to see a yield of nearly 265,000 tonnes of Aush paddy this season. Photo: Mostafa Shabuj

As the evening sun sets, glowing like an orange ball in the distance, people from all walks of life gather at nearby ghats to witness the majestic spectacle. The photo was taken from Baruipara Ferry Ghat in Kalia upazila of Narail yesterday. Photo: Habibur Rahman

Residents of Teligati village in Khulna’s Dighalia upazila navigate flooded areas on small boats as their homes, roads, and fish enclosures remain submerged by rainwater for nearly two months. This daily struggle for thousands, including children and the elderly, is unlikely to ease anytime soon, with the region’s sole drainage source -- the Shoilmari river in Batiaghata barely flowing anymore. Photo: Habibur Rahman