A farmer works on a floating seedbed made from water hyacinth at Baithakata in Pirojpur. From late July to October every year, farmers in Baithakata of Pirojpur and Bisarkandi of Barisal grow vegetables, especially bottle gourd, brinjal and chillies, in wetland applying this age-old method locally known as “dhap”. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Arifur Rahman
This bridge collapsed after one of its pillars was hit by a sand-laden cargo vessel at Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj around midnight on Thursday. Thousands of people who now have no option but to cross the canal by boat are eagerly waiting for its repair. Photo: Farhana Mirza
Even a day ago, garbage scattered around the designated dumping spot, taking over a considerable portion of the road in capital's Khamarbari area. But the Dhaka North City Corporation turned the place into a neat and tidy one in a prompt cleaning operation after a photo, was published in this newspaper yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
