A traffic policeman raises a rope at the Bijoy Sarani intersection in the capital yesterday to force drivers to stop. Reluctance of drivers to follow basic traffic rules and automated lights not being used by the traffic police result in situations like this. Photo: Amran Hossain
Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi to have climbed the seven highest peaks in the world's seven continents, receives the Meeto Memorial Award, which recognises commitments of young South Asians to communal harmony, peace, justice and human rights. Rights activist Sultana Kamal bestows the honour while on the left is another rights advocate, Khushi Kabir. The ceremony was organised by Sangat Feminist Network in the capital's Chhayanaut yesterday. Wasfia has been involved in development, advocacy, human rights and environmental issues for over a decade. Photo: Star
Sister of Misbah Uddin breaks down in tears, while family members try to console her at a human chain before Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar yesterday. According to family and witnesses, Misbah, 22, an HSC graduate from Sylhet Commerce College, was standing before the district food controller's office at Zindabazar in Sylhet city Saturday evening when his friend Kabir Ahmed hacked him with a machete, which eventually led to his death. A case was filed accusing Kabir and five unknown persons who are yet to be arrested. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Gonoforum forms a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital yesterday protesting the coal-based Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans. Photo: Star
A procession brought out by residents of seven Mymensingh villages in the town's Shambhuganj Bridge and heading towards the deputy commissioner's office yesterday protesting alleged government plans to acquire some 4,366 acres of land in char areas in the sadar upazila, which they claimed would lead to loss of ancestral homesteads and croplands, and urging to make use of khas land instead. Photo: Star
