An egret returns with a straw from a field to build its nest. Lafapara, Dupchanchia, Bogura, 12 April. A long-tailed shrike perches on a branch. After catching prey, it impales it on thorns or sharp twigs and later tears it apart to eat—an unusual hunting habit that gives rise to its other name name, 'butcher bird'. Boulai, Kishoreganj, 12 April.
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The sun peeks through the fronds of the coconut tree. Maizhkhapan, Kishoreganj, 12 April.
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Workers engage in brick-making under the scorching afternoon sun of Chaitra. Khiripota, Tarash, Sirajganj, 12 April. Artisans prepare traditional festive sweets, including kadma and batasha, ahead of Pohela Boishakh. Bhatara Bonikpara, Saturia upazila, Manikganj, 12 April. Uragaan gathering features a competitive exchange of songs between two groups, each comprising several hundred performers. Sylhet, 12 April. A vendor sets out on a bicycle to sell plastic ware in a village. Dhap Sultanganj Hat, Bogura, 12 April. A local man drains pond water to catch fish. Bil Pabla, Dumuria, Khulna, 12 April. A man heads to the market with chickens arranged in a cage made of nets and bamboo strips on a cycle van. Bil Pabla, Khulna, 12 April. A flock of Guinea fowl pecks at food in a household courtyard. Lafapara, Bogura, 12 April.
