Flags and jerseys of football powerhouses flutter above a street market in the capital’s Gulistan area as traders stock up on merchandise ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on the night of June 11. From Argentina and Brazil to Germany and Spain, the colourful display reflects the feverish enthusiasm that grips Bangladesh whenever the world’s biggest football tournament approaches. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS

The broken escalator for the footbridge near Chairman Bari area in the capital’s Banani forces pedestrians to climb it as stairs. The city’s first footbridge equipped with escalators, opened in 2014, has frequently suffered breakdowns and prolonged closures, inconveniencing those unable to climb stairs. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan

Carrying bamboo baskets on their shoulders, farmers return home at dusk after spending the day working in fields at higher-lying haors and beels in Baurkandi village of Sylhet Sadar upazila yesterday. PHOTO: SHEIKH NASIR

Shielding himself and his grandson from the scorching midday sun with a gamchha, rice mill worker Abdul Rob Mridha, 56, returns home in Banaripara upazila of Barishal. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Titu Das