This determination to cross the approach road at the Jatrabari end of the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover could have ensured a safe passage had this man walked some 150 metres back. However, he opted to squeeze through this narrow gap, bending barbwires placed amidst the median and metal fences specifically to stop this practice, putting himself and approaching vehicles at risk. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Underneath this freshly dumped earth lies the demarcation pillar of the Buriganga river at the Keraniganj end under the Buriganga second bridge in the capital. Vessel owners have carried out the dumping, encroaching on the river, to build a temporary ghat. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Buses lie idle at a terminal of Kadamtali area in Sylhet city yesterday morning due to an inter-district transport strike called by the transport owners and workers, which they called off in the evening after a meeting with the district administration. The shutdown caused immense sufferings to the travellers. The transport workers started the strike protesting the burning of a bus by locals after it hit a motorcycle in Lalabazar area on Wednesday, killing two people. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
