The dedicated dengue ward for male patients is nearly full at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, which has topped the list of hospitals treating dengue patients this year. The country recorded its highest dengue hospitalisations yesterday, with 756 patients admitted in the 24 hours till 8:00am. Photo: Prabir Das

Street vendors have illegally occupied the sidewalks, service lane, and part of the Dhaka-Chandra highway near the Palli Bidyut Bus Stand in Ashulia, Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. This has significantly disrupted pedestrian and vehicular movement, often leading to severe traffic congestion and daily public inconvenience. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Palash Khan

Standing on the edge: Residents are being forced to relocate as their homes edge dangerously close to the Padma yesterday amid sudden erosion in Kathuria area of Palerchar union under Jajira upazila in Shariatpur. About 100 metres of land, including a road and two electricity poles, have already been devoured by the river. Now nearly three kilometres of land stretching from the southern end of the Padma Bridge to Palerchar is at risk, according to the local Water Development Board. Photo: Jahid Hasan