Mizanur Rahman from Sharsha upazila of Jessore has built a car from a 100cc capacity engine of a motorcycle. His project won the first prize in a contest of the National Science and Technology Museum. The car can run 30-35km on a litre of octane. If the fuel runs out, the vehicle uses electricity. The photo of the car with Mizanur behind the wheel was taken in front of the museum yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
A bulldozer of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) removes concrete planter blocks from the footpath in front of the boundary wall of Australian high commission on northern Gulshan Avenue in the capital yesterday following agreement reached between the DNCC and embassy officials. In a bid to ease pedestrian movement, the DNCC has already removed similar obstructive materials placed alongside sidewalks around the boundary walls of American embassy, Canadian high commission and mission offices of Italy, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Photo: Collected
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) removes debris left behind by street vendors after they were evicted from sidewalks near New Market area in the capital. Photo: Palash Khan
A view of the sidewalk across Gausia Market after the eviction drive. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan
