A tangle of barbed wires hanging dangerously from a pole on a road divider near the footbridge at Science Laboratory intersection in the capital. If caught in the tangle, pedestrians and commuters, especially those travelling in speeding vehicles, might suffer severe injuries. Photo: Rashed Shumon
President Abdul Hamid with recipients of President's Scout Award at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital yesterday. Bangladesh Scouts organised the programme where a total of 365 scouts including, 96 girl guides, were given the award for their outstanding performance in scouting activities. Photo: PID
The teachers' association of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) forms a human chain on the campus, demanding pensions for retired teachers of the university according to the government pay scale. Photo: Prabir Das
A child and a man look at a portion of a wall painting smeared with some kind of burnt lubricant by unidentified miscreants. Students of Institute of Fine Arts of Chittagong University created the painting as part of Pahela Baishakh festivities on the campus. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
Workers offload watermelons from boats and take them to their warehouses in Waise Ghat in the capital yesterday. The summer fruit was shipped from Rangabali of southwestern district Patuakhali. Photo: Palash Khan
