With Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Hindu devotees, on the horizon, Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar is bustling with the hubbub of shoppers.
Drizzles in Dhaka amid cloudy weather brought some respite from a heatwave with little wind on Thursday, Jun 8, 2023, but humidity went up, worsening the sizzling hot summer weather.
Determined to provide for their families, workers endure oppressive heat in Dhaka's Swarighat area, returning home drenched in sweat after a long day's work.