PHOTO: PRABIR DAS

Amid the summer heat, a man cools off and rehydrates with a drink of water after queuing for fuel since 5:00am. By noon, he was expecting to reach the pump around 2:00pm. Following Saturday’s mid‑month fuel price hike, queues outside city pumps yesterday arguably seemed even longer. The photo was taken from the queue at Sonar Bangla Service Station in the capital’s Asad Gate area.