Bystanders watch as Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) satellite CARTOSAT-2 is launched from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, yesterday. India has successfully launched 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country's ambitious space programme. They include satellites belonging to the United States, Canada, Germany and Indonesia. Observers say it is a sign that India is emerging as a major player in the multi-billion dollar space market. The record for the most number of satellites launched in a single mission belongs to Russia, which sent up 37 satellites in 2014. The US space agency Nasa launched 29. Photo: AFP
Vehicles and pedestrians try to avoid and get through the piles of garbage and building materials left on the Bir Uttam Rafiqul Islam Avenue at Madhya Badda in the capital. The photo was taken at 10:20am yesterday. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
Protesting a new two-shift arrangement introduced in the institution, the second year students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College stage a sit-in and block the capital's Bailey Road yesterday demanding its withdrawal, claiming the day shift (between 10:00am and 5:30pm) would create several problems including ones over their safe return home and available time to study at home. Photo: Star
A rickshaw passes through a waterlogged road while water enters into a nearby shop as Sylhet city's Dariapara was submerged following a brief shower yesterday, apparently due to poor and inadequate drainage systems. The photo was taken at 2:00pm. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
