Workers bake in summer heat

Published: 18 May 2022 21:05 BdST Updated: 18 May 2022 21:05 BdST

Sizzling summer heat is scorching Dhaka with the effects reaching an intolerable level for those who work under the sun to make ends meet on sunny days. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
  • A worker with a traditional towel wrapped around his head for protection from sunlight pushes a wheelbarrow in Dhaka's Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A worker with a traditional towel wrapped around his head for protection from sunlight pushes a wheelbarrow in Dhaka's Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A sweating rickshaw-puller wipes his face in Dhaka’s Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A sweating rickshaw-puller wipes his face in Dhaka’s Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A rickshaw rider holds a bag up to protect his face from the scorching summer sunlight in Dhaka’s Bangshal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A rickshaw rider holds a bag up to protect his face from the scorching summer sunlight in Dhaka’s Bangshal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A woman on a rickshaw holds an umbrella to protect her baby from scorching summer sunlight in Dhaka's Bangshal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A woman on a rickshaw holds an umbrella to protect her baby from scorching summer sunlight in Dhaka's Bangshal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A worker with a traditional towel wrapped around his head for protection from sunlight pushes a wheelbarrow in Dhaka's Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A worker with a traditional towel wrapped around his head for protection from sunlight pushes a wheelbarrow in Dhaka's Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A rickshaw-puller wipes sweats from his face in Dhaka’s Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A rickshaw-puller wipes sweats from his face in Dhaka’s Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A rickshaw-puller wipes sweats from his face in Dhaka’s Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A rickshaw-puller wipes sweats from his face in Dhaka’s Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • A rickshaw-puller wipes sweats from his face in Dhaka’s Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    A rickshaw-puller wipes sweats from his face in Dhaka’s Bangshal amid the sizzling summer heat. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

 

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