Usually packed with vehicles on weekdays, the Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, the commercial hub of Dhaka, is almost deserted on the first working day after the Eid holidays. The photo was taken just before noon yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan
Even though the Eid holidays ended, a large number of people are seen at Patenga Beach in Chittagong spending time with their loved ones yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
A sign saying “no gas supply” at a CNG filling station in Tejgaon of Dhaka yesterday. The stations under Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company network were closed for 24 hours due to maintenance work at Bibiyana gas field. Photo: Amran Hossain
Two drivers pushing their auto rickshaws that had run dry in Tejgaon. Photo: Amran Hossain
Four people including a child and three adults squeeze onto a motorbike on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the capital yesterday. Such unsafe practices on the streets are on the rise with unavailability of affordable transport and poor monitoring of traffic department of police. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Indiscriminate dumping of effluent from surrounding factories and households of Sylhet city has turned the water in Chhora Khal pitch black. The water of the canal is so polluted that its colour did not fade away even after heavy monsoon rain over the past few days. The photo was taken recently near Kazir Bazar area of the city before the canal meets the River Surma. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Rescuers stand next to the dead body of a migrant that washed ashore yesterday at the coast of Tajoura, east of Tripoli in Libya. Photo: REUTERSP
