A mobile court busts a place in Shaheed Nagar area of the capital's Lalbagh and seizes a huge quantity of fake emulsion paint powder yesterday. Ground chalk and brick are mixed with the powder which is sold Tk 40 per pack with the tagline "Made in Germany". Photo: Amran Hossain
Nagorik Chhatra Oikya forms a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital yesterday, demanding release of Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, who has been detained since February 24 last year. The arrest was made a day after his phone conversation with BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka was leaked to the media anonymously. In the conversation, Manna was heard talking about strengthening the anti-government movement, among other issues. Photo: Banglar Chokh
Police intercept the activists of Imran H Sarker-led faction of Gonojagoron Mancha in the capital's Gulshan yesterday, while they were advancing to besiege the Pakistani mission in Dhaka, protesting Pakistan's denial of genocide during the 1971 Liberation War. Photo: Banglar Chokh