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May 4, 2024, Bogura, Rajshahi, Bangladesh: A muslim offers his afternoon prayer in a dry riverbed in Bogura, Bangladesh. Because of climate change, most of the waterways along the Jamuna river basin areas have already dried up even, disrupting plying of boasts and movement of passengers. Passengers have to travel a long way in search of navigable branches of the river, which consumes more time and fuel. They are forced to cross the sandy way on foot, taking a lot of time to reach to their destinations. So, he offers his prayer in the sandy riverbed as it will be very late to cross the riverbed go to a nearby mosque and pray. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)
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