A rickshaw-puller rests his limbs and takes a nap under the cool shade of trees in Chittagong city's CRB area yesterday noon as temperatures continued to soar around the country with the advent of summer. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
A man sniffing glue on Hare Road in the capital yesterday. Such solvent abuse could lead to irreversible damage to the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and brain and even death from heart failure or asphyxiation. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
A crusher is parked on Barisal-Khulna highway occupying a third of the road width and workers are seen crushing bricks caring little about the risks of accidents. The photo was at Shatpakia of Jhalakathi recently. Photo: Star
Parked rickshaws block the entrance of the outdoor section of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital yesterday while the authorities concerned seem oblivious of the matter, making it troublesome for patients requiring immediate medical attention to make their way through. Photo: Prabir Das