Today's Gallery (2018.08.16)

Two boys walk on the rail lines near Malibagh Level Crossing in the capital oblivious to the train approaching from behind at speed. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
A small number of Indian cattle is seen in a market at Tartipur of Shibganj in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday. Unlike previous years, cattle reared in the country dominate the markets in the district ahead of Eid. Their prices are high too. Photo: Rabiul Hasan
The footpath and a large portion of the road on Gazipur Chowrasta, one of the busiest intersections outside Dhaka, takes an ugly look as street vendors occupy it while dirty water floods it. This is besides illegal parking of all types of vehicles — motorised and non-motorised — which most often creates crippling traffic jams in the area, Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
With Gazipur city getting a new mayor in late June, residents wonder if the city will get better, or it was all airy-fairy promises before the election. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
An artisan giving finishing touches to clay pots (or ghats or water jars) to be used in Manasa Puja. Hindus worship the goddess of snakes seeking protection from snake bites in the months of Asar and Sraban, the rainy season, when movement of the animal increases. Manasa ghats are an important part of the puja rituals as one of the dozens of images of this deity carries a clay bowl on her upper left hand. The photo was taken at Sihipasha village in Barisal's Agailjhara upazila on Monday. Photo: Titu Das
Blacksmiths now have a busy schedule to maintain as the demand for knives will shoot up on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha when hundreds of animals will be sacrificed across the country. The photo was taken at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan