May 1, 2022

Workers carry sacks of imported chickpeas from a ship to a truck in Chattogram’s Anu Majhirghat area. Photo: Sumon Babu

Workers carry sacks of imported chickpeas from a ship to a truck in Chattogram’s Anu Majhirghat area. Photo: Sumon Babu

A crane transfers imported rock from a ship to a truck in Chattogram’s Anu Majhirghat area. Photo: Sumon Babu

A crane transfers imported rock from a ship to a truck in Chattogram’s Anu Majhirghat area. Photo: Sumon Babu

A crane transfers imported rock from a ship to a truck in Chattogram’s Anu Majhirghat area. Photo: Sumon Babu

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam inspects the security measures at the National Eidgah in Dhaka on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

Members of readymade garment workers’ groups march outside the National Press Club in Dhaka on International Workers’ Day on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Members of readymade garment workers’ groups march outside the National Press Club in Dhaka on International Workers’ Day on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Members of readymade garment workers’ groups march outside the National Press Club in Dhaka on International Workers’ Day on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Preparations for Eid congregations are full steam ahead at the National Eidgah on Sunday, May 1, 2022, as more than 35,000 people are expected to offer prayers on the ground. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Members of Rapid Action Battalion’s bomb disposal unit are seen sweeping the National Eidgah grounds as a part of security measures on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Director General of Rapid Action Battalion Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun briefs reporters about the security measures at the National Eidgah grounds on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Director General of Rapid Action Battalion Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun inspects the security measures at the National Eidgah in Dhaka on Sunday, May 1, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove