A portion of the Jatrabari-Kanchpur highway at Matuail after the Roads and Highways Department removed parked lorries and illegal makeshift shops from the eight-lane highway yesterday. Inset, the same place before the eviction. The daylong drive from Sonir Akhra to Simrail was carried out after The Daily Star ran a report on the matter on November 7. Photo: Prabir Das/Star
Lake View Clinic, adjacent to a Gulshan cafe which was attacked by militants on July 1, undergoing renovations after being closed down for security reasons. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Star
Bitter gourd being cultivated on a section of the median strip at Russel Square by individuals who are yet to be identified. Though found in most roads in the capital, central reservations are usually kept unused. The photo was taken on Sunday. Photo: Amran Hossain
The front axle of this truck broke when it was about to get on the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in the capital yesterday, apparently due to overloading of goods, inset. Photo: Prabir Das
Mandi community members celebrate Wangala festival at a programme in Harinchhara tea garden area of Moulvibazar on Sunday. They sang, danced, and performed various arts during the daylong celebrations. Wangala -- the biggest traditional festival of the Mandi people -- is a celebration of harvest in late autumn. Photo: Mintu Deshwara
