Today's Gallery (2017.08.17)

After losing all their crops to the floods, many villagers of Mohanpur upazila in Rajshahi have turned to fishing to make ends meet. The photo was taken yesterday at the Shib river levee near Ghasigram village. Photo: Anwar Ali
Rains multiply the dangers of travelling on the rooftop of trains, but nothing stops low-income people like this youth who live at a subsistence level, in which hunger beats everything else -- even a threat to life. The photo was taken at Tejgaon in the capital yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan
Thakurgaon DC Abdul Awal, right, taking domestic abuse victim Taslema Khatun, 85, to hospital from Haripur upazila yesterday. Taslema was beaten up by her eldest son and his wife on Monday for refusing to hand over her last 25-decimal of land. Doctors said she was out of danger but needed care for her age. The DC said Taslema would be lodged in an orphanage where she would get the care. Photo: Collected
Tired of waiting, Mujibur, Lata, and Rahim, three pilgrims, doze off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday. They hoped that they would be able to catch a flight at 3:00am Thursday. They reached the airport on Tuesday for a flight early Wednesday morning. But the hajj agent did not get their visas and tickets on time. Photo: Prabir Das
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