Women entrepreneurs from Chawk Bazar, Narayanganj and Munshiganj rent a boat for the day to make door to door sales by visiting several residential areas in Dhaka. These small business owners purchase daily household items made of plastic and steel from their respective areas and sell them to earn around Tk 500 to Tk 600 a day. The photo was taken yesterday in the Mitford area of Old Dhaka, on the north bank of the Buriganga river. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Police dispersing a crowd outside Evercare Hospital in the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area yesterday afternoon. People continue to gather in front of the hospital to inquire about the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The former prime minister has been hospitalised since November 23. Photo: Prabir Das

Despite multiple eviction drives at various times, encroachers have again erected illegal structures over the Kutubkhali canal in the capital’s Jatrabari. Unabated encroachment and continuous dumping of solid waste have long plagued the canal. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Date palm sap collectors, known as “gachhis”, process freshly collected date juice into molasses in earthen pots near Kushtia’s bypass road yesterday. With winter setting in, production of the seasonal delicacy has begun in the district, as demand surges across the country at this time. Photo: Anis Mondol

Mobile phone traders blocked the road in front of Jamuna Future Park in the capital for hours yesterday, demanding reforms to the National Equipment Identity Register, an end to monopolistic syndicates, and the opening of the market for unrestricted mobile phone imports. The blockade caused significant suffering to commuters. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS