Parvez, 12, working at a balloon factory in Kamrangirchar of the capital. Handling toxic dye and inhaling harmful fumes, the child works away to meet the high demand of balloons ahead of Pahela Baishakh. Child labour apparently takes a back seat in Kamrangirchar when there is money to be made quickly. The photo was taken a week ago. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The 20kg of gold, worth around Tk 10 crore, police found raiding a warehouse in Sadarghat of Chittagong early yesterday. There were 120 gold bars and over 100 jewellery items. Photo: Star
