Women farm workers carrying harvested Boro paddy in Kalikabari village of Khulna’s Dacope upazila recently. During the harvest season, local women work six to eight hours a day cutting, gathering, and carrying paddy from the fields, while earning only Tk 100 per hour -- nearly half the wage paid to male workers for the same work. PHOTO: HABIBUR RAHMAN

People from all walks of life gather in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh in the capital yesterday, protesting violence against women, children, and other vulnerable groups. Under the banner of the Facebook community “Ar Na”, they demanded safety, swift justice for sexual violence, and stronger social resistance against such crimes. Photo: Palash Khan

A man, unable to join his family for Eid due to work, bids farewell to his children as they leave with their mother for their village home in Chapainawabganj. The photo was taken yesterday at Kamalapur Railway Station. Photo: Prabir Das

With Eid-ul-Azha days away, the century-old Gopalpur cattle market on the bank of the Jamuna in Jamalpur’s Sarishabari is buzzing with cattle traders and customers. Cattle from the char areas of Tangail, Sirajganj, and Bogura are being brought there in large numbers. Photo: Shahidul Islam

Law enforcers seize unauthorised battery-run auto-rickshaws from major roads and load them onto a truck for transportation to a dumping ground. The photo was taken in front of the BRTC Kamalapur Bus Depot in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das

Fishermen belonging to the floating Manta community sit together on boats and prepare fishing nets to catch various species of small fish readily available during the Kirtankhola River tide. The photo was taken in the Charbaria area of Barishal Sadar upazila yesterday. Photo: Titu Das