A youth riding a bicycle goes past uprooted trees on Iqbal Road in the capital's Mohammadpur after a storm lashed the area last night. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A fierce storm and rain sweep over Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at Farmgate in the evening. Photo: Amran Hossain
Despite a “No Waiting” sign, a car is parked immediately behind it. Another car is parked on the newly-built footpath, impeding pedestrian movement. The picture was taken from Karwan Bazar in the capital recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A large quantity of seized jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 inch in length) on display. A mobile court conducted jointly by fishing directorate and Rapid Action Battalion-10 seized around eight tonnes of fish from Jatrabari Fish Warehouse in the capital yesterday, and sentenced seven people to two years' imprisonment each. Photo: Palash Khan
A road dug up to lay drainage pipes by DNCC has become a headache for locals of Paschim Kafrul. For two to three months students from four schools in the adjacent areas are compelled to use the road risking injuries. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Photo: Anisur Rahman
A poor level of common sense seems to prevail in almost everything on the road. Be it drivers racing to overtake each other, pedestrians jaywalking or vehicles plying the wrong side, the regularity of road accidents has become alarming with many a times turning fatal. A commuter hangs his hand outside the window of a moving bus while vehicles whiz past. Photo:Rajib Raihan
Seemingly oblivious to everything, a bus driver talks on the phone while driving. Photo:Rajib Raihan
A cyclist tries to squeeze through a narrow space in between two buses while riding on the wrong side of a street. The photos were taken in the port city's busy EPZ area yesterday morning. Photo:Rajib Raihan