A man dozes off while waiting for fuel at a city filling station that had run dry yesterday. With his vehicle (visible in the background), he joined the queue around 5:00am, but by the time he reached the pump three hours later, supplies had already run out. By 2:00pm, fuel had yet to arrive. The plight was not his own but for many who were in the queue that stretched from the Asad Gate pump to the July Revolution Memorial Museum. Photo: Prabir Das

A toddler, cradled in his father’s arms, beams as his mother adjusts his newly purchased tupi (prayer cap) while shopping at the bustling Baitul Mukarram market in the capital yesterday. Alongside clothing, stalls selling attar and prayer caps are also seeing big crowds, with shoppers making their final purchases ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. PHOTO: MEHEDI HASAN

Traders dismantled their makeshift shops near Sughandha Point after receiving directives from the Cox’s Bazar district administration, which managed to have over 500 structures cleared from the sea beach on Sunday. Dependent on tourism ahead of Eid, traders voiced uncertainty over livelihoods, while authorities pushed on to remove illegal structures and gradually restore the natural landscape. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Mokammel Shuvo