Manchester United and Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger married tennis ace Ana Ivanovic in Italy on Tuesday. The couple, who have been together since 2014, tied the knot at the stunning Venice City Hall after arriving on a boat along the Grand Canal. PHOTO: REUTERS
Cristiano Ronaldo not only led his teammates during their triumphant Euro 2016 campaign in France but also led them in celebration back home in Lisbon, where the team was accorded a hero's reception on Monday. PHOTO:
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Dozens of boats lie idle in the Buriganga near Alam Market of Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital yesterday as boatmen who ferry passengers across the river are yet to resume work after Eid. Photo: Anisur Rahman
An official of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division releases an endangered Slow Loris at Lawachhara National Park in Kamalganj of Moulvibazar yesterday. Children captured the animal on July 7 from a bamboo grove at Dibir Haor village of Jaintapur in Sylhet. Later, it was handed over to forest officials. Photo: Mintu Deshwara
Traffic towards Keraniganj and Munshiganj is caught in a tailback on Second Buriganga Bridge in Badamtoli of Old Dhaka around 2:00pm yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon, Anisur Rahman
Buses picking up passengers on the bridge, causing the tailback. Rickshaws and other non-motorised traffic often aggravate the suffering of passengers there. Photo: Rashed Shumon, Anisur Rahman
In the age of emails and when test flights of package-carrying drones are being carried out, the traditional methods of Bangladesh Post Office are yet to lose charm for their affordability and ability to reach far off areas. These packages were being unloaded from a train at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
A bulldozer under the authority of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, following a Supreme Court order, demolishes an illegal structure erected near the Dhaleshwari-1 bridge on Dhaka-Mawa Highway of South Keraniganj yesterday afternoon. The 5,000 sq ft three-storey building belonged to Deen Furniture. Photo: Farhana Mirza
Inaugurated a couple of months ago by the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, this plaque now lies in ruin, making it nearly impossible for passers-by to know that this road heading towards Shahjahanpur from the Malibagh rail crossing in the capital was named after Bir Uttam Shaheed Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan, who embraced martyrdom at Atgram Road in Kanaighat thana of Sylhet on September 4 during the 1971 Liberation War. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
With no visible harness securing him, a man takes a nap during a risky ride on top of iron rods stacked on the back of a moving pickup van near Old Airport in the capital yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
