On schooldays, we dream of the endless stretch of holiday freedom. But is there a thing as too much freedom?
A year has gone by since a student-led mass uprising toppled the government. Rangpur was decorated with lights as the people of the city prepared to celebrate the July Uprising Day.
Victory Day marks the historic occasion when Bangladesh emerged as the victor of the 1971 Liberation War. Celebrated on Dec 16 every year, the public holiday is celebrated in grand fashion across the country. The northern city of Rangpur is greeting the occasion with national flags and lights in the colours of the flag.
Stalls and rides are being set up for visitors and families on the fairgrounds
The temperature in Rangpur drops to 18 degrees Celsius in mid-January
A young boy sells peanuts and chickpeas from a roadside cart in front of a bus stop in Mymensingh
