Without any medical education or training, ear-cleaners carry on their activities in Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. Not endorsed by doctors, the work of these quacks may cause serious damage to ears. Photo: Star
The street, is neither inundated with rainwater nor by flash flooding. It is a direct result of unchecked encroachment upon the dying Nayanjuri Khal, which once was a drainage canal for surrounding areas including Palashbari in Ashulia, outside the capital. The photo was taken in Palashbari on Monday, just half a kilometre from the canal. Adjacent areas face similar inundation for the same reason. Photo: Rashad Ahmad
The Daily Star published the photo twice, on April 2 and May 6, warning about the consequences but local authorities were blasé. The photo on the right was taken in Palashbari on Monday, just half a kilometre from the canal. Adjacent areas face similar inundation for the same reason. Photo: Rashad Ahmad
Exhausted by searing heat, these two birds seem panting in the summer noon yesterday. The country's highest temperature -- 39.4 degree Celsius -- was recorded in Jessore in the day. The maximum temperature in Dhaka was 36.0 °C. In Naryanganj, where the photo was taken, the weather was unbearable like the rest of the country. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
EXIT MODI, ENTER KOHLI: India Test captain Virat Kohli (L) and his teammates along with team director Ravi Shastri (R) are seen on board a bus in Dhaka on Monday morning, a day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was also here on a two-day official visit, left the capital after a series of captivating events during his landmark maiden trip to Bangladesh. The Indian cricket team has come here to play one Test and three ODIs with the one-off five-day game starting at Fatullah tomorrow. PHOTO: BCB
Centenarian Ambia Khatun of Hajiganj in Chandpur is receiving the government fund for elderly people. After she was handed over the Tk 2,000 grant, an emotional Ambia said she was very happy to receive the old-age allowance card in her lifetime. Photo: Star
