A heat wave is sweeping across Bangladesh, making life unbearable in the intense heat. Many people seeking relief are splashing water on their faces from public taps on Saturday, Apr 26, 2025. Photo taken at Dhaka University area. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Children bathe in the water reservoir at Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan amid the intense heat on Saturday, Apr 26, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Many going out on Saturday, Apr 26, 2025, use umbrellas to protect themselves from the searing sun. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Heavy traffic is prevalent on several roads in Dhaka on Saturday, Apr 26, 2025. Photo on Mayor Hanif Flyover taken at Tikatuli. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Heavy traffic clogs several roads in Dhaka on Saturday, Apr 26, 2025. Many abandoned vehicles and walked to their destinations after being stuck for a long time on the Mayor Hanif Flyover. Photo taken at Tikatuli. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Sugarcane from Khagrachhari, measuring 10 to 15 feet in length, is selling for Tk 4,000 to Tk 5,000 per hundred stalks. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Buyers are inspecting sugarcane at the bustling Farashganj wholesale market. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Juice vendors at Farashganj are busy cutting and cleaning sugarcane bought from the wholesale market. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A farmer makes his way to the Haors, or wetlands, of Kishoreganj's Austagram to harvest paddy. Photo: Pulak dutta Roy
Across the Haors, or wetlands, of Kishoreganj's Austagram, there is now a flurry of activity amid the harvest season. After cutting the paddy, farmers are threshing and drying the grains by the fields. Photo: Pulak dutta Roy
Harvesting is in full swing across Austagram’s Haors, or wetlands, in Kishoreganj. After cutting the paddy, farmers are threshing and drying it in open spaces near their homes. Photo: Pulak dutta Roy
When the organisation named “Movement for a Free Palestine” was denied permission to hold a rally in solidarity with Palestine at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on Saturday, Apr 26, 2025, protesters gathered near the National Press Club and surrounding roads, blocking traffic and causing severe suffering to commuters.
A new political party, “Janata Party Bangladesh”, makes its debut at Dhaka's Hotel InterContinental on Friday, Apr 25, 2025, with the slogan “We will build a country of justice”.
Faithful queue to enter St. Peter's Basilica to pay respects as Pope Francis lies in state, as seen from Rome, Italy, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters
The Dhaka South City Corporation conducts a cleaning and mosquito extermination drive at Dhanmondi's Rabindra Sarobar on Friday, Apr 25, 2025. Photo. Habibur Rahman Shanto
Faithful queue to enter St. Peter's Basilica to pay respects as Pope Francis lies in state, as seen from Rome, Italy, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Faithful queue to enter St. Peter's Basilica to pay respects as Pope Francis lies in state, as seen from Rome, Italy, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Wrestlers compete in the 116th edition of Jobbarer Boli Khela at Chattogram’s Laldighi Maidan on Friday, Apr 25, 2025. Photo: Suman Babu
Two wrestlers fight it out in Jobbarer Boli Khela at Chattogram’s Laldighi Maidan on Friday, Apr 25, 2025. Photo: Suman Babu
“Bagha Sharif” wins the Jobbarer Boli Khela at Chattogram’s Laldighi Maidan on Friday, Apr 25, 2025. Photo: Suman Babu
“Bagha Sharif” wins the Jobbarer Boli Khela at Chattogram’s Laldighi Maidan on Friday, Apr 25, 2025. Photo: Suman Babu
Visitors are appreciating photos on display at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Friday, Apr 25, 2025.
The exhibition on Friday, Apr 25, 2025, features photographs of the death of reservoirs and the horrors of pollution of rivers and lakes.
The photography exhibition titled “Endangered Nature and Environment” depicts images of Dhaka’s ongoing environmental crisis.
Juice vendors are preparing their carts by cutting, cleaning, and loading sugarcane purchased from Farashganj. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
