Syrian civilians, who have fled clashes between Syrian rebels and regime forces in the northern province of Aleppo, sit at a school where they have taken shelter in the neighbourhood of Mashrou-Dumar in Damascus on Sunday. The UN says more than 1.2 million Syrians, more than half of them children, have been displaced inside the country while an estimated 250,000 refugees have sought shelter in neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. — AFP photo

Bangladesh players warm up with a game of football at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday ahead of their last warm-up match, before the ICC World Twenty20, against Ireland today. — Courtesy BCB

A file photo shows eggs at a market in Dhaka. The government has decided to allow the import of eggs and day-old chicks to reign in the soaring prices on the local market. — New Age photo

Participants try their best to win boat race on Chitra River on Saturday.— New Age photo

Environmentalists hold a news conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Sunday, putting forth a call for protecting archaeological sites. — New Age photo

A Libyan man explains that the bloodstains on the column are from an American embassy staff member who grabbed the edge of the column while he was evacuated, after an attack that killed four Americans on 11 September 2012. ©AP

West Indies High Performance unit batsman Kyle Hope raises his bat after scoring his century in their four-day match against SAHARA-BCB National Cricket Academy in Khulna on Sunday. – New Age photo

Taxpayers fill up forms to either submit their tax returns or get TINs at a tax fair at the Officers’ Club’s auditorium in Dhaka on Sunday. — New Age photo

Local people block a stretch of the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway and start fire with tyres at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj on Sunday, protesting at killings by muggers. — Sourav Lasker

Players of Bangladesh national football team stretch during a training session at the Nepal Police Sports Ground on Sunday after they reached Kathmandu for their international matches against Nepal. — Courtesy BFF

Sunderland’s Scottish striker Steven Fletcher (2nd L) scores during their English Premier League football match against Liverpool at The Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Saturday. — AFP Photo

Barcelona’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring in their Spanish league match against Getafe at the Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe on Saturday. – AFP photo

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during their Spanish league match against Sevilla FC at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla on Saturday. — AFP photo