Operating without protective clothing, gloves, boots, helmets or goggles, workers at a rolling mill in Dhaka’s Shyampur face serious risks every day. Surrounded by molten iron and scorching hot boilers, even a moment’s lapse in focus can cause a life‑altering accident. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

A farmer sprays pesticides on his green chilli field in Darusha, Paba upazila, Rajshahi, yesterday. Green chilli prices have risen to Tk 175-180 per kg at the wholesale level and Tk 240-300 per kg in retail markets, up from Tk 50-60 a month ago. Photo: AZAHAR UDDIN

Due to the ongoing supply crunch of gas, a long queue of vehicles formed along the road near a CNG refuelling station in the capital’s Gabtoli area yesterday. Technical problems at the floating LNG terminal in Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, have cut daily gas supply to the national grid by about 450 million cubic feet. Photo: Prabir Das

Two boys head out to fish, carrying locally made fly fishing nets over their shoulders and containers in hand for the catch. In this way, children in the haor help their families along with their studies. The photo was taken yesterday on the Karimganj-Nikli road in Kishoreganj. Photo: Tafsilul Aziz

After nearly a year of cultivation, farmers in Basuntia village of Keshabpur upazila in Jashore are now harvesting their sugarcane. Depending on size and quality, 100 sugarcane stalks fetch Tk 2,200-3,500 at wholesale markets across Khulna, Jashore and other districts. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Habibur Rahman

Vehicles move through a road flooded by water overflowing from the Zia Sarani canal in Dhaka’s Dhania yesterday after light rainfall, disrupting residents’ movement. The canal has virtually lost its drainage capacity due to encroachment, clogged waterways and poor management, causing it to overflow even after a slight rain. Photo: Mehedi Hasan