Md Abdul Latif, 78, a respiratory patient, struggles to use a nebuliser on his own at the medicine ward of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal yesterday. The hospital has been facing a severe workforce crisis since intern doctors went on strike over attacks on medical professionals and a lack of workplace safety. Photo: Titu Das
Pedestrians forcing their way through a road divider in the capital’s Mohakhali yesterday, even with a footbridge just a few feet away. Crossing this way leaves them directly exposed to traffic and increases the risk of accidents. Photo: Rashed Shumon
After weeks of relentless rain, the heat returned, prompting people to splash water from a public pipe to cool off. Some even filled bottles to take home, trying to beat the sweltering temperatures. The photo was taken in the Nilkhet area yesterday afternoon.
Photo: Prabir Das
