Babui (baya weaver) birds at their nests on a palm tree in Chapainawabganj municipality's Gonka Moholla. The birds were quite common in the rural Barendra areas but they have now become almost rare. The photo was taken a couple of weeks ago. Photo: Rabiul Hasan
Makeshift ramshackle houses continue to take shape of permanent buildings on the landslide-prone hillside in Lalkhan Bazar Motijharna area of Chittagong city. The authorities sometimes disconnect utility connections of these houses to drive out occupants before or during the monsoon. A comprehensive and long-term rehabilitation plan for nearly 10 lakh inhabitants of this area would help ensure public safety. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
In this photo taken on Tuesday, a woman and a man zigzag between buses to cross the street at Jatrabari in the capital. Only the day before, a father of a two-year-old was killed near the same spot. The man was squashed against a bus by another as he was crossing the road in a similar fashion. In absence of any effective mass awareness campaign, people seem to remain oblivious about the consequences of unsafe practices on the road. Photo: Rashed Shumon
This pitch black water is of a canal falling into the Turag river at Shreekhondia of Ashulia industrial area in Savar. It was once a source of fish, fresh water and a medium of river transport for locals. But now, all that is left of the canal is a wide sewer drain emitting gut wrenching foul odour -- thanks to
indiscriminate dumping of chemical and solid waste from factories and households alike. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Aklakur Rahman Akash
Amid the scorching heat yesterday, students of Lulaing Mukh Para Govt Primary School stand on a road and chant slogans as they wait to welcome CHT Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur U Shwe Sing. Their teachers made them stand for three hours on the road in Lulaing, a remote area of Bandarban's Lama upazila. Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Winners at prize giving ceremony of a mother's day campaign organised by The Daily Star and CBL Munchee at the Daily Star Centre yesterday. CBL Munchee's Global Group Manager Theja Peiris and Country Manager Shri Somanaathan Sridharan were present at the event, among others. photo: star
