Pedestrians squeeze through a small gap between a bus and a traffic island in the city's Shahbagh intersection yesterday. The authorities have recently enforced a Traffic Week to make people aware of traffic discipline, but things seem to be almost unchanged. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Motorbikers stand on a zebra crossing, looking for a chance to take an unauthorised U-turn on the Panthapath-Karwan Bazar intersection. To avoid traffic jam, bikers often take the left lane from Panthapath-Tejgaon link road towards Banglamotor and then snake through the wrong side of the busy intersection. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Prabir Das
A man walking by a high-voltage transformer, kept inside a cage, in Majhirhat area of Chattogram city yesterday. The transformer, which is set on a trolley, is also occupying part of the road. According to locals, it was set up temporarily around five months ago after the existing one went out of order. As per rule, such a transformer is to be set on electric poles with special protective arrangements to avoid any accident. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Photo: Rajib Raihan
Although no parking signs have been put up in the area, the capital's Abdul Gani Road is choked with vehicles parked illegally. Such a mindless act often causes snarl-ups on the road. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
No parking sign. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Akhtar Hossen, a third-year law student of Dhaka University, goes on hunger strike demanding the authorities again hold the “Gha” Unit admission test due to leak of question papers. He started observing the strike at the foot of Raju Memorial Sculpture on the university campus at 1:00pm yesterday, around two and a half hours before the publication of test results. Akhtar vowed to continue the strike until his demand was met. Photo: Palash Khan
