Evicted just a day earlier, makeshift stalls were seen crowding the sidewalk in Dhaka’s New Market area yesterday. Hawkers often return to such high-traffic areas within hours despite regular eviction drives. PHOTO: RASHED SHUMON

To get relief from the scorching sun, bikers stand in the shade of roadside trees, covering their vehicles with cloth, as they wait in queue for fuel at a filling station in Khulna’s Dumuria yesterday. Photo: Habibur Rahman