This undated handout photo released yesterday by the Children First Foundation shows three-year-old Choity Khatun, left, with her mother Shima, right, in hospital in Melbourne after she had life saving reconstructive surgery. Choity had parts of her twin developed in her perineum -- the area between the anus and the vulva -- as well as a third leg, and was considered to have little prospect of survival. But an Australian charity, Children First Foundation, bought her to Melbourne last year, where a team of surgeons spent several months mapping out a procedure to reconstruct her anatomy. Photo: AFP
The DND canal adjoining Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Narayanganj's Shimrail is being choked to death, as a group of unscrupulous traders continue to build illegal structures, encroaching on the water body. There is hardly any initiative by the authorities to free the canal from the clutches of the grabbers. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) conducting renovation works in the West Agargaon canal, which include dredging and building of concrete canal linings. After implementation, the canal will drain more waste water and help prevent waterlogging in the area. But the way the works are being done involves risks as Wasa has not built a fence along the road to prevent accidents and erosion of the road, particularly during rains. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
A wholesale market of jackfruit at Banarupa Samataghat in Rangamati. This floating market sits twice a week -- on Saturday and Wednesday. Growers from remote hilly areas of different upazilas come here to showcase their produce. Photo: Anvil Chakma
A wholesale market of jackfruit at Banarupa Samataghat in Rangamati. This floating market sits twice a week -- on Saturday and Wednesday. Growers from remote hilly areas of different upazilas come here to showcase their produce. They sell a jackfruit for Tk 150 to 250. Photo: Anvil Chakma
A man, who is among around seven injured passengers, being taken to a nearby hospital as a laguna (a locally transformed passenger vehicle), flipped onto its side while the driver was taking a right turn at a high speed at an intersection in the capital's Agargaon yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
laguna (a locally transformed passenger vehicle), flipped onto its side while the driver was taking a right turn at a high speed at an intersection in the capital's Agargaon yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
Full-bloom golden-showers (Sonalu in Bangla) glow in the streets of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban area in the capital. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Prabir Das
