An aerial view shows a stretch of the Padma river, where vast sandbars have emerged, signalling a serious water crisis largely blamed on the Farakka Barrage upstream. The low water level threatens irrigation and loss of livelihoods in the northern region. The photo was taken on Friday in Keshabpur, Rajshahi city. Photo: Rashed Shumon

People jostle to buy essential commodities from a TCB truck in the capital’s Kakrail area yesterday. Earlier this month, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh resumed selling rice, cooking oil, and sugar at subsidised rates to support people with limited income and meet rising demand ahead of Eid‑ul‑Azha. Photo: Palash Khan

Fifteen-month-old Rafa from Narayanganj sleeps while receiving treatment at the DNCC Covid Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali. After suffering from measles for five days, she was admitted to the hospital yesterday. Doctors say the recent surge in measles cases across the country has led to a growing influx of children from outside Dhaka seeking treatment at the hospital. PHOTO: MEHEDI HASAN

A tiny sparrow drinks water accumulated on the grounds of Sylhet International Cricket Stadium after light rain in the region yesterday, seemingly quenching its thirst after enduring the shower. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

A labourer cuts large iron sheets salvaged from old ships with a grinder in Chattogram’s Sagorika Mor area. Working 12 to 16 hours a day in hazardous conditions without proper safety gear and exposed to unsafe materials, he earns only Tk 1,200 a day. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Raihan