With demand for fresh banknotes rising ahead of Eid, roadside vendors in Gulistan have become busy exchange points for people swapping old or defective notes for shiny new ones, often taking a small commission for the service. People collect fresh notes for Eid salami, a tradition in which elders give money to children on the festive day. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das

Vendors apply indelible ink to the fingers of TCB consumers to prevent repeat purchases under a new rule, as they distribute essential goods at subsidised prices to the buyers standing in line in the Agrabad area of the port city yesterday. PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN