Naps on a hot summer day

Published: 16 Apr 2022 17:04 BdST Updated: 16 Apr 2022 17:04 BdST

Chaitra, the last month of the Bengali calendar, has gone but the summer heat still lingers. Many people can be seen sleeping in the shade of trees at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel to escape the scorching sun and weariness. Others take in the spring breeze on concrete benches. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
  • Children take a dip in the lake at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel to ward off the scorching summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Children take a dip in the lake at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel to ward off the scorching summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A man sleeps on a bench in the tree shade at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel on a hot summer afternoon on Saturday, Mar 16, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A man sleeps on a bench in the tree shade at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel on a hot summer afternoon on Saturday, Mar 16, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Children take a dip in the lake at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel to ward off the scorching summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Children take a dip in the lake at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel to ward off the scorching summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A man takes a nap on a bench in the shade of trees at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel on a hot summer afternoon on Saturday, Mar 16, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A man takes a nap on a bench in the shade of trees at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel on a hot summer afternoon on Saturday, Mar 16, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Children take a dip in the lake at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel to ward off the scorching summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Children take a dip in the lake at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel to ward off the scorching summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • People from poor families sleep in the shade of trees at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel on a hot summer afternoon on Saturday, Mar 16, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    People from poor families sleep in the shade of trees at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel on a hot summer afternoon on Saturday, Mar 16, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • Many people can be seen sitting or sleeping on benches in the shade of trees at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel. Many of them are from lower income groups. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    Many people can be seen sitting or sleeping on benches in the shade of trees at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel. Many of them are from lower income groups. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

 

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