CATTLE FLOAT INTO CAPITAL: Sacrificial animals arriving in the capital aboard cargo boats and trawlers through the river routes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, to be celebrated on May 28. Although cattle are usually transported by truck, boats and trawlers are also used during this Eid as demand rises manifold. To meet the demand at the city’s cattle markets, traders have already started bringing cattle from different districts. The photo was taken from Postogola Bridge yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan

A dredger being used to extract sand from the Chunkuri river near Poddarganj Ferry Ghat in Khulna’s Dacope upazila yesterday. Locals say the illegal lifting of sand from the riverbed has created large holes, disrupting the river’s natural flow and putting nearby embankments, homesteads, farmland and roads at risk of erosion. Photo: Habibur Rahman

Farmers threshing and cleaning paddy in their courtyards in Kakonhat area of Godagari upazila, Rajshahi. Harvest is in full swing across the Barind region, with 60 percent of paddy still standing in the fields. Photo: Azahar Uddin

A father gently cradles his child as the little one rests on his chest while undergoing treatment with measles-like symptoms at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka’s Mohakhali yesterday. The DGHS reported 13 more deaths in the 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising this year’s toll from measles and measles-like symptoms to 512. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Talking on his phone while driving, the operator of a battery-run rickshaw puts himself and his passengers -- including a child -- at risk on the Postogola Bridge in the capital yesterday. The vehicle, along with several bikes, was plying the bridge in violation of restrictions. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan