Drained of energy, running from one car window to another, and tired of waiting for mother to take him home, this child falls asleep with the alms dish by his side and vehicles whizzing past. He is one of the countless kids losing their precious childhood to the struggle to get by in this city of vile apathy. The photo was taken at the Manik Mia Avenue-Mirpur Road crossing around 11:00pm on Thursday. Photo: Fahd Mannan
A colossal hoarding collapses on several vehicles in front of Dhaka Club in the capital during the nor’wester that wreaked havoc in the metropolis yesterday evening. It fell on a minibus, a police pickup, and the sport utility vehicle of Awami League lawmaker Haji Salim. Two rickshaw pullers were injured in the incident. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A colossal hoarding collapses on several vehicles in front of Dhaka Club in the capital during the nor’wester that wreaked havoc in the metropolis yesterday evening. It fell on a minibus, a police pickup, and the sport utility vehicle of Awami League lawmaker Haji Salim. Two rickshaw pullers were injured in the incident. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A colossal hoarding collapses on several vehicles in front of Dhaka Club in the capital during the nor’wester that wreaked havoc in the metropolis yesterday evening. It fell on a minibus, a police pickup, and the sport utility vehicle of Awami League lawmaker Haji Salim. Two rickshaw pullers were injured in the incident. Photo: Anisur Rahman
