The first roadway slab being installed on the Jazira end of the Padma bridge in Shariatpur. The 2 metres in width and 22 metres in length slab was placed on the “7-F” span between pillar 41 and 42 yesterday. A total of 2,931 slabs will be set up on the 6.15km bridge. Photo: Farhana Mirza
People collect items from the remnants of Mirpur Borobazar, illegally built on the Turag, after the market was knocked down by BIWTA excavators near the city's Aminbazar bridge yesterday. The authorities conducted the drive to save the river from encroachment. Photo: Star
