HOME AND ABROAD

The Wrath of the Rivers

Narail. Haripur flood shelter in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha, a government primary school in Lohagara upazila of Narail is under threat of erosion by rivers Teesta and Madhumoti. A portion of the shelter has already gone under water.

Here's to the State of Abusers

Nilphamari. Forty families at Purbo Harinchhara village in Domar upazila of Nilphamari have remained virtually confined to their houses for about two weeks as members of an influential family have occupied a road in the village by putting up fences.

Graduation Day

Minsk, Belarus. A Belarus cadet holds the hand of a woman while she dances during a graduation ceremony at the Military Academy, outside Minsk

The Sacred and the Devotees

Karbala, Iraq. Members of the Al-Abbas brigades, who volunteered to protect the Shiite Muslim holy
sites in Karbala against Sunni militants, parade in the streets of the shrine city.

Anything for Football

Recife, Brazil. A cyclist attempts to travel along a waterlogged avenue in Recife, Brazil on June 26, 2014, ahead of the U.S.-Germany World Cup match.