Wooden boats of various sizes are lined up for sale at the century-old Sheikhpura boat market in Khulna’s Terokhada upazila, one of the largest such markets in the country’s southwest. Demand peaks during the monsoon, when the boats are used for fishing, transporting farm produce, commuting and other daily needs across rivers, canals and wetlands. Depending on their size, timber quality and craftsmanship, the boats sell for Tk 4,000-9,000 each. Photo: Habibur Rahman

Having just recovered from measles, with spots still visible on his tiny face, five-month-old Arian sits on his father’s lap and flashes a playful grin with his tongue out, as if to say the illness that has claimed so many children could not dampen his spirit. The photo was taken yesterday at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Mohakhali. Two children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles deaths this year to 837. Photo: Mehedi Hasan