On a suspended bamboo scaffold six floors above the ground, two construction workers plaster the side of a high-rise government building. Without any safety harnesses or protective gear, the risk of a fall is serious. The photo was taken yesterday near the capital’s Tejgaon Truck Stand area. Photo: Rashed Shumon

A delegation from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday visited The Daily Star office to see the devastation following the arson attack on the office on December 18, 2025. The delegation included Benoit GUIDEE, director for Asia and Oceania (Indo-pacific) at the ministry; David PENEAU, director Asia Desk; Frédéric INZA, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., French Embassy Dhaka; and Christian Bec, political counselor at the embassy. Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, briefed the delegation during the visit. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Farmers in the haor regions of Kishoreganj are racing against time to finish their harvesting activities amid fears of inclement weather in the coming days. On the fields, harvested paddy is threshed, washed, boiled, dried in the sun, broken into rice, and the straw piled to dry in one place. The photo was taken in the Majlishpur area of Nikli upazila. Photo: Tafsilul Aziz