Workers unload baskets of fish from trawlers hauling the day’s catch from sea to shore. From all over the country, these workers travel to Dublar Char in the Sundarbans every year, where they spend six months catching fish and drying them into shutki, a local delicacy. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Habibur Rahman

A woman carrying her child walks along the narrow edge of a footpath where drainage work is underway. With the area dug up and left unprotected, pedestrians are forced to navigate the risky spot at the edge of the road. The photo was taken in the Lakshmi Bazar area of the capital recently. Photo: Prabir Das

People wait in front of an OMS truck to buy rice and other essentials at subsidised rates on Ring Road near Shyamoly in Dhaka. Many had been waiting for more than three hours for the vehicle to arrive. Amid rising living costs, such services remain a lifeline for low-income families. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das

Women activists from dozens of rights organisations stage a torch procession on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital yesterday afternoon to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Photo: Prabir Das