Two banyan trees, hundreds of years old, stand tall in a village of Jadavpur Union in Dhamrai on the outskirts of Dhaka. The trees’ aerial roots spreading over two acres of land appear to create an eerie environment. Fairy tales about the two trees abound in the neighbourhood. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Local people had celebrated a matrimonial ceremony for the trees in the past. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Local Hindus still continue to worship the trees for fulfilment of their wishes. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A Hindu temple is seen in the shadow of the Banyan trees. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A cart pulled by a pair of buffaloes rattles away through a village road in Dhamrai on the outskirts of Dhaka. Carts are widely used in Bangladesh, particularly in remote areas. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A cart pulled by a pair of buffaloes rattles away through a village road in Dhamrai on the outskirts of Dhaka. Carts are widely used in Bangladesh, particularly in remote areas. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

An LPG cylinder-laden truck broke down on Abdul Gani Road in Dhaka in the early hours of Friday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

An LPG cylinder-laden truck broke down on Abdul Gani Road in Dhaka in the early hours of Friday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

A human chain was formed in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday, demanding compensation for the family of Rajib Hossain. Rajib, the student who lost his right arm to a race between two buses in Dhaka, died on Monday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May welcomes Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she arrives at St James’s Palace in London to join the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and Commonwealth Secretary-General Dominica's Patricia Scotland welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she arrives at St James’s Palace in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

British Prime Minister Theresa May and Commonwealth Secretary-General Dominica's Patricia Scotland welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she arrives at St James’s Palace in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Visitors take a look at the products and services displayed at a three-day international tourism fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

People visit a three-day international travel and tourism fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

A stall displays its products at a three-day international tourism fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Visitors take a look at the products and services displayed at a three-day international tourism fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal speaks at the inauguration of a three-day international tourism fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal opens a three-day international tourism fair by cutting a ribbon at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal visits a three-day international tourism fair that opened at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Wholesale traders sell vegetables on the bank of Buriganga river in Old Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

Wholesale traders sell vegetables on the bank of Buriganga river in Old Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

IPDC Finance Managing Director Mominul Islam signs an agreement with cricketer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, chief of non-profit social welfare organisation Narail Express Foundation, at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi