The mercury rose as the day progressed. On Sunday, Apr 6, 2025, many citizens splash water on their faces from a tap in front of Bangabhaban Colony in Tikatuli, trying to cool off amid the blistering heatwave. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Day labourers suffer the most in the scorching heat. Rickshaw pullers fill up their bottles from a tap in front of Bangabhaban Colony in Tikatuli to quench their thirst on Sunday, Apr 6, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A man walks with a bag on his head to keep away the sunshine blazing down at Ittefaq intersection in Dhaka on Sunday, Apr 6, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), speaks at a press conference organised at the capital’s Foreign Service Academy on Sunday, Apr 6, 2025, over the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), speaks at a press conference organised at the capital’s Foreign Service Academy on Sunday, Apr 6, 2025, over the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Shafiqul Islam, general manager of Sonali Bank Motijheel branch, exchanges Eid greetings with colleagues on the first workday on Sunday, Apr 6, 2025, after the extended Eid-ul-Fitr break. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Shafiqul Islam, general manager of Sonali Bank Motijheel branch, exchanges Eid greetings with colleagues on the first workday on Sunday, Apr 6, 2025, after the extended Eid-ul-Fitr break. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Donation boxes are placed along the roads in Dhaka to support shrines or religious institutions. One such donation box in Kakrail was broken into at night by miscreants who made off with the money. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Rickshaw trappers are being installed by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic Division at the entrances of several roads to prevent rickshaws and auto-rickshaws from entering Dhaka’s main roads. Photo taken at Kakrail on Saturday, Apr 5, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Rickshaw trappers are being installed by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic Division at the entrances of several roads to prevent rickshaws and auto-rickshaws from entering Dhaka’s main roads. Photo taken at Kakrail on Saturday, Apr 5, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Freshly harvested onions lie in the yard of a farmer’s home in Gopalganj's Muksudpur. With onion cultivation yielding higher profits than rice, many farmers in the area are turning to growing the crop. Photo: Monoj Shaha
Freshly harvested onions lie in the yard of a farmer’s home in Gopalganj's Muksudpur. With onion cultivation yielding higher profits than rice, many farmers in the area are turning to growing the crop. Photo: Monoj Shaha
Children attach ropes to play on an electric pylon transmitting power from the national grid substation in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar on the banks of Buriganga on Friday, Apr 4, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Children attach ropes to play on an electric pylon transmitting power from the national grid substation in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar on the banks of Buriganga on Friday, Apr 4, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Airport Road was empty on Saturday, Apr 5, 2025. Photo taken at Banani. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Public transport waiting for passengers at Farmgate in Dhaka on Saturday, Apr 5, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Dhaka's busiest Karwan Bazar intersection sees no rush of public transport on Saturday, Apr 5, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Fakirapool road in Dhaka was empty on Saturday, Apr 5, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Labourers are subject to more suffering due to the heat. A rickshaw puller unbuttons his shirt to find some relief amid the heatwave gripping Dhaka on Sunday, Apr 6, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Day labourers face the brunt of the intense heat. Pedestrians drink water from a tap in front of Bangabhaban Colony in Tikatuli to stay hydrated in the draining weather on Sunday, Apr 6, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
