Football fever grips fans ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. With the tournament just days away, supporters have begun celebrating with flags and jerseys. Murals of favourite players adorn walls, while youngsters practise football wearing their beloved teams’ colours. Photo taken from KM Das Lane, Tikatuli, Dhaka on 3 June 2026. Fatema Begum earns a living rowing a ferry boat on Madankhali Canal during the summer and monsoon seasons. She makes between Tk 400 and Tk 500 a day transporting passengers across the waterway. Photo taken from Dikrir Char in Baliadangi, Sadar Upazila, Faridpur on 3 June 2026.
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Authorities relocate the last remaining crocodile from the lake beside the historic shrine of Khan Jahan Ali (RA). Photo taken in Bagerhat on 3 June 2026.
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Scorching heat continues to disrupt daily life. A mother shields her child from the sun with a towel while going out for an urgent errand. Photo taken in New Market, Pabna on 3 June 2026. A worker quenches his thirst amid the intense summer heat. Photo taken from Jamalpur area in Rajshahi on 3 June 2026. Seven-month-old Sawda was brought from Narsingdi to the DNCC Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital in Dhaka as her condition deteriorated following a measles infection. She was later admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital. Photo taken in Mohakhali, Dhaka on 3 June 2026. As the opening day of the Football World Cup approaches, demand rises for team flags. Seasonal vendors are roaming city streets selling the flags of different countries to enthusiastic football fans. Photo taken in Satmatha intersection, Bogura on 3 June 2026. A road shrouded in black smoke emitted by ageing and poorly maintained trucks. Such vehicle emissions are contributing to rising air pollution. Photo taken from Kanchpur Bridge area in Narayanganj on 3 June 2026. World Cup excitement is driving sales of footballs and team merchandise. Replicas of this year’s official tournament ball, ‘Trionda’, are being sold at shops across the city for Tk 650 to Tk 950. Photo taken in Chattogram District Stadium area on 3 June 2026. A family browses plants at a nursery for their rooftop and balcony garden. Photo taken in Matuail area of Dhaka on 3 June 2026. Children play with kadam (burflower) freshly picked from a tree. Photo taken from Panbazar in Rangpur on 3 June 2026. A floating market on boats laden with jackfruit, pineapples and mangoes. Growers have brought the fruit by river from remote hill areas to Rangamati town. The aroma of ripe fruit fills the town as hundreds of engine-powered dinghies crowd the waterfront. Photo taken at Banarupa Samata Ghat, Rangamati on 3 June 2026. Carrying an umbrella, a farmer dries maize under the blazing sun. Photo taken in Shyampur, Sadar upazila, Rangpur on 3 June 2026. A monkey enjoys a ripe jackfruit while perched in a tree. Such scenes are common during summer in the Water Development Board residential area in Shahi Eidgah neighbourhood of Sylhet city, where monkeys are often seen alone or in troops roaming among jackfruit trees. Photo taken in Shahi Eidgah area, Sylhet on 3 June 2026. Women from a potter’s family take out earthenware after firing to prepare the items for sale. Photo taken in Palpara, Rangpur on 3 June 2026. Untimely erosion by the Padma River is swallowing agricultural land. Fields of crops and vegetables are disappearing within moments, leaving local residents living in fear. Photo taken in Devgram Uttar Kawaljani area of Rajbari on 3 June 2026. Workers harvest fish from an enclosure using a net. Photo taken in Amvita, Dumuria Upazila, Khulna on 3 June 2026.
