A man browses second-hand ACs at a shop in the Panch Bhai Ghat Lane in Old Dhaka’s Dholaikhal on Sunday, May 4, 2025. ACs weighing 1 to 5 tonnes are priced at Tk 10,000 to Tk 50,000. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
These ACs are collected and brought from different parts of Bangladesh. Stacks of ACs are piled up on the roadside in Old Dhaka’s Dholaikhal on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
The outdoor unit of an air conditioner is being cleaned outside a shop on Sunday, May 4, 2025. In Dholaikhal’s Panch Bhai Ghat Lane in Old Dhaka, there are around 50 shops specialising in the sale of old ACs. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Cassia Javanica, or red sonail flowers, bloom on trees growing on the road dividers of the Dhaka-Cumilla Highway in Burichang Upazila. Photo: Tanvir Dipu
Many jarul flowers bloom on the side of the highway in Cumilla Sadar’s Matiara. Photo: Tanvir Dipu
Golden flowers have turned both sides of the road a shade of yellow in Cumilla’s Miabazar. Photo: Tanvir Dipu
Golden and Krishnachura flowers bloom on both sides of the road in Cumilla’s Miabazar. Photo: Tanvir Dipu
Fishermen repair nets in Chattogram’s Fisheryghat area during a ban on marine fishing. Photo: Suman Babu
Fishermen repair nets in Chattogram’s Fisheryghat area during a ban on marine fishing. Photo: Suman Babu
Fishermen repair baskets during a ban on marine fishing. Photo: Suman Babu
A lychee garden in Jahapur village in Faridpur’s Madhukhali Upazila. Many farmers across the district are cultivating the fruit due to its higher profit margin. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
A lychee garden in Jahapur village in Faridpur’s Madhukhali Upazila. Many farmers across the district are cultivating the fruit due to its higher profit margin. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
A lychee garden in Jahapur village in Faridpur’s Madhukhali Upazila. Many farmers across the district are cultivating the fruit due to its higher profit margin. Photo: Sheikh Mofijur Rahman Shipon
Old ACs are collected from offices, courts, or homes and brought to the shops in Dholaikhal’s Panch Bhai Ghat Lane in Old Dhaka. An outdoor unit of an AC is being wrapped in plastic after repairing on Sunday, May 4, 2025, to protect it from damage. Photo: Abdullah al Momin