Risking his life, a pedestrian runs across a busy road in the Gabtoli Bus Terminal area as vehicles approach at speed. Another is seen squeezing through a gap in the central reservation. Photo: Palash Khan

Firefighters work to douse a blaze that broke out at an Apex footwear showroom on the second floor of a six-storey building in Dhanmondi 27 around 10:00am yesterday. The fire was brought under control around noon. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

As a tractor tills muddy soil to prepare a field for replanting, local women and children rush to catch fish emerging from the muddy water during the ploughing process. The photo was taken in a Manda upazila field in Naogaon yesterday. PHOTO: AZAHAR UDDIN