Buyers crowd a stall selling winter blankets and clothing at the ‘Holiday Market’, which appears every Friday in front of Motijheel Ideal School and College in Dhaka. Temporary stalls line both sides of the road, offering a variety of affordable items, including leather and jute products. The photo was taken at noon yesterday, a time when the market is typically busiest. Photo: Star

Over a hundred families in Bishnapur union of Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria keep alive the traditional craft of making molasses or “Lali Gur”. The photo taken yesterday shows farmers pressing sugarcane with a buffalo-driven granary in their yard. The collected juice boiled for two hours under the night sky becomes the rich, golden Lali Gur. In winter, this delicacy pairs perfectly with rice cakes, or “pitha”. PHOTO: MASUK HRIDOY

Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad brings out a torch procession in front of Jatiya Press Club on Topkhana Road in Dhaka yesterday, protesting a government move to lease out several port terminals to foreign operators. Photo: Star

On a winter morning, two women tend to their red spinach field in Munshiganj’s Sirajdikhan upazila. Farmers here cultivate cauliflower, cabbage, and a variety of leafy greens during the season. With supplies rising, vegetable prices in Dhaka’s kitchen markets have begun to ease. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Over a hundred factories, including textile, dyeing, printing, and re-rolling mills, discharge untreated, toxic waste into the Buriganga river every day, poisoning this vital waterway. The photo was taken recently near the fire service station in Dhaka’s Shyampur. Photo: Star