Farmers carry harvested boro paddy across a field in Pukururia Haor of Sylhet Sadar upazila yesterday. Unlike many parts of the northeastern haor region, where recent heavy rains and flooding damaged crops, fields in this area were largely spared. Photo: Sheikh Nasir

Bangladeshis who passed the Employment Permit System (EPS) exam but failed to secure jobs in South Korea demonstrate in front of the Probashi Kallyan Bhaban in Dhaka yesterday, demanding steps be taken to break the impasse over their employment. Photo: Palash Khan

Obstructing road users, rickshaws, most of them battery-run, occupy the street beneath the Dhaka University Metro Station near TSC as drivers wait for passengers. The photo was taken around 11:00am yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan

Vendors occupy a busy road in the capital’s Gulistan area despite recent eviction drives, leaving little room for vehicles and pedestrians. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das

A man carries his eight-month-old daughter to the ICU of the DNCC Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital after her condition worsened. Seven more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected measles deaths this year to 439. The photo was taken in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area yesterday. Photo: Mehedi Hasan