BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster on Apr 24. More than 1,100 workers died in the building collapse. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster on Apr 24. More than 1,100 workers died in the building collapse. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Michael Scherpe, president of leading trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt France, speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday, announcing two trade fairs -- Leatherworld Paris and Texworld Denim -- to be held from Sept 17 to 20 in Paris. Bangladesh is expected to take part in the event. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Michael Scherpe, president of leading trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt France, speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday, announcing two trade fairs -- Leatherworld Paris and Texworld Denim -- to be held from Sept 17 to 20 in Paris. Bangladesh is expected to take part in the event. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

‘Sons of Freedom Fighters’ holds a rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday to demand that quotas for government jobs are maintained. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

‘Sons of Freedom Fighters’ holds a rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday to demand that quotas for government jobs are maintained. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

‘Sons of Freedom Fighters’ holds a rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday to demand that quotas for government jobs are maintained. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu speaks to the media at a Meet the Reporters event at the Dhaka Reporters Unit on Saturday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Grameenphone Employees Union holds a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday to protest the dismissal of elected employee representatives. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Fishermen collecting fish eggs on Friday from South Asia's largest natural hatchery in Halda river in Chattogram as fishes start spawning. Photo: Suman Babu

Fishermen collect fish eggs from South Asia's most abundant natural hatchery, the Halda river, in Chattogram as the female fishes start to release the roes at the spawning season. Photo: Suman Babu

Fishermen collecting fish eggs on Friday from South Asia's largest natural hatchery in Halda river in Chattogram as fishes start spawning. Photo: Suman Babu

Fishermen are ready to collect fish eggs on Friday from South Asia's largest natural hatchery in Halda river in Chattogram as the spawning season begins. Photo: Suman Babu

Bangladesh Council to Protect General Students’ Rights, which is demanding reforms to quota system in government jobs, takes out a protest march on the Dhaka University campus on Friday against expulsion of three students from Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall and the manner in which they were driven out in the wee hours.

Bangladesh Council to Protect General Students’ Rights, which is demanding reforms to quota system in government jobs, takes out a protest march on the Dhaka University campus on Friday against expulsion of three students from Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall and the manner in which they were driven out in the wee hours.

Bangladesh Council to Protect General Students’ Rights, which is demanding reforms to quota system in government jobs, takes out a protest march on the Dhaka University campus on Friday against expulsion of three students from Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall and the manner in which they were driven out in the wee hours.

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

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