A white-breasted waterhen hidden in the bushes. Notun Basati, Manikganj, 19 August 2026. Abdul Momin
A white-breasted waterhen hidden in the bushes. Notun Basati, Manikganj, 19 August 2026. Abdul Momin

TOP SHOTS (19 August 2026)

Wild berela or kureta flowers are in bloom by the roadside. Locally known as wild methi or sonaphul in various regions. Tamai Kuthipara, Belkuchi, Sirajganj, 19 August 2026.
Early morning raindrops cover the petals, buds, and leaves of a crepe jasmine flower. Dheppochharimukh, Rangamati, 19 August 2026.
A dragonfly rests on a bridge. Shibganj Hat, Shibganj, Bogra, 19 August 2026.
A white-breasted waterhen hidden in the bushes. Notun Basati, Manikganj, 19 August 2026.
As monsoon waters recede, farmers are increasingly busy cultivating paddy in their fields, leading to a surge in demand for rice seedlings. Seedlings are being bought and sold by the roadside. Sadar Upazila Parishad premises, Manikganj, 19 August 2026.
A man casts his line into the winding waters of the Karatoya River. Shibganj, Bogura, 19 August.
A retailer arranges pineapples, brought from Madhupur to a fruit wholesale market in Khulna, on a van for sale. Kadamtala, Khulna, 19 August 2026.
A jhum cultivator boards a dinghy boat to travel from a village to Rangamati town. He carries various vegetables, including chukuipata and jhum bean shoots. Manikchharimukh boat ghat, Rangamati, 19 August 2026.
Demand for plant pots at nurseries now lasts year-round. Nursery owners are buying and taking pots away. Kutirpara, Rangpur, 19 August.
Samir Kumar Ghosh has come to Rangpur from Saghata upazila in Gaibandha to sell homemade yogurt and sandesh. Palichara Hat, Rangpur, 19 August 2026.