Police conduct a security search with sniffer dogs at the capital's Ramna Batamul yesterday ahead of Pahela Baishakh being celebrated today. Photo: Palash Khan
A danger of flooding, created by heavy rains in the haor areas of Sunamganj in recent time, has given rise to a new phenomenon. People are selling out their cattle which they fear would get washed away in the flooding, making the poor families completely broke. Traders of Sunamganj and Sylhet have seized the opportunity and are buying the cattle in boatloads at low prices. According to local people, around 200-300 cattle are being sold every day. The photo was taken in the Boala river in Madyanagar on Tuesday. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Among the 11 photos shortlisted for Wisden-MCC Cricket Photo of the Year for 2016, the winning image, taken by Getty Images photographer Robert Cianflone, captured the moment the bat of Adelaide Strikers batsman Craig Simmons came away from its handle during the semifinal of last year's Big Bash League. PHOTOS: COLLECTED
A photo of Nasir Hossain also made it onto the shortlist; depicting his reaction to being bowled by Chris Morris during Bangladesh's one day series against South Africa. PHOTOS: COLLECTED
Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, prime minister's media advisor and editor of The Daily Observer, and Siddhartha Chattopadhyay, first secretary at Indian High Commission in Dhaka taking a look at photos at a photography exhibition at the capital's Bangladesh Photojournalists' Association office yesterday after inaugurating it. The exhibition was organised by the association, marking Bangla noboborsho. Photo: Star
Celebrated folk singers enthralling the audience at the daylong Chaitra Songkranti Utsab at the capital's Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) yesterday, organised by the university, marking the eve of Bangla noboborsho. Photo: collected
