Racing to beat the morning bell, a group of schoolchildren in blue and white uniforms cut through the heart of a lush green paddy field. Clutching their stationery folders, they hurry along the narrow aisle lest they be late for their mid-term exams. The photo was taken in the Mahendranagar area of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on Thursday. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Workers load seized battery-run rickshaws onto a truck for dumping at the Postogola ground in Dhaka following a crackdown on such illegal vehicles in the Motijheel area yesterday. PHOTO: RASHED SHUMON

Staffers of the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur-1 form a human chain on the premises yesterday, protesting the demolition of the health facility and demanding punishment for those responsible. Photo: Star