President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchange pleasantries with guests at an iftar party hosted by the president at Bangabhaban in the capital yesterday. The iftar party was also attended by the Speaker, chief justice, cabinet members, MPs, diplomats, eminent citizens and high civil and military officials. Photo: PID
Vendors with their makeshift stalls clog a large portion of a footpath in the capital's Farmgate area. The clogging also spills over the street, impeding pedestrian and vehicular movement. Despite numerous drives by the authorities concerned, most of the Dhaka footpaths remain under the grips of hawkers. The situation intensifies ahead of Eid. The photo was taken in front of Tejgaon College yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
A mobile court led by Rapid Action Battalion, during a drive in the capital's Mohakhali yesterday, fined two organisations Tk 4.5 lakh for selling unpurified water in jars. Two persons were also arrested in this regard. Photo: Star
The stuffed tiger head, gifted by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Takashi Hayakawa, the then President of Japan Bangladesh Friendship Association, back in 1973, has been handed over to the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo for future preservation. Osamu Hayakawa, son of late Takashi Hayakawa, handed it over to the Bangladesh Mission in Tokyo on Wednesday in presence of visiting Bangladesh Sate Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam. Photo: Collected
Buses randomly pick and drop passengers while people gather to board the vehicles obstructing the traffic flow on the Mayor Hanif flyover in the capital's Jatrabari yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Three great egrets forage for food -- fish or snail -- on the bank of the Kachalong river in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati. Not too many of the birds are seen in the hilly district nowadays, thanks to mindless poaching and growing human settlements. However, one or two flocks of them can be sighted by any one crossing the river by boat. Photo: Prabir Das
A Wasa official operates a water dispenser installed at Fakirapool Water Pump Station in the capital yesterday. Around 3,000 people collect water from the dispenser at 40 paisa per litre using their pre-paid cards every day. Consumers say they are happy with the service as it is largely free of hassle. Photo: Amran Hossain
A Wasa official operates a water dispenser installed at Fakirapool Water Pump Station in the capital yesterday. Around 3,000 people collect water from the dispenser at 40 paisa per litre using their pre-paid cards every day. Consumers say they are happy with the service as it is largely free of hassle. Photo: Amran Hossain
