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Photo: Md Shamsul Haque Suza/ Daily Global Nation

Some Hindu sects believe evil forces exist in various forms in human society, whose sole purpose is to harm humans. During the Charak Puja, boys dress up as multidimensional forms of this evil energy. Charak Puja is one of the most significant folk festivals of Hindus and is part of the Gajan festival of the Hindu god Shiva. Kamalganj, Moulvibazar. 14 April 2022.

Photo: Abu Sufian Jewel/UNB

Indigenous children play football on their homes' hilly slopes as dusk approaches slowly. Nilachol, Bandarban. 18th September 2022.

Photo: Mamun Hossain/ Daily Kajir Bazar

On 13th August 2022, tea garden workers came together to protest for establishing a minimum wage of 300 Taka. Workers boycotted their work, organised protests, rallies, and assemblies. The police interfered in one such protest while it was moving towards the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway from the Chunarughat Upazila. In retaliation to the violence inflicted by the police, some of the workers protested with rocks in their hands.Chunarughat, Habiganj, Sylhet. 13th August 2022

Photo: Quddus Alam/ Focus Bangla

Indigenous community members protest for land rights protection.Gobindaganj, Gaibandha. 1st April 2022

Photo: Sardar Mohammad Rafiul Islam/ BPS

Two curious park-goers observe a talk-tube placed in Ramna Park. They talk to each other through the tube from a distance. The significance of this photo lies in the fact that Dhaka is transforming into a concrete jungle with every passing minute. There is no space for outdoor activities, sports, or for taking a deep breath without breathing polluted air. If more initiatives like this could be taken, more people would benefit from a space that would give them a momentary getaway from concrete jungle life. Ramna Park, Dhaka. 18th October 2022.

Photo: Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Zuma Press

A critically ill patient is carried out on a rickshaw van through a submerged road in the Uposhahar Residential area of Sylhet for emergency medical support. As the flood worsens in Sylhet city, many residents of Uposhahar Residential leave their homes for a safer place. Sylhet. 20th June 2022

Photo: Abdul Goni/ Daily Ittefaq

A massive fire broke out in a polythene factory situated in Chawkbazar. Six people lost their lives in this tragic accident. A witness to this tragedy is frantically trying to put out the fire from his balcony. Chawkbazar, Debidar Ghat, Dhaka. 15th April 2022