Locals of Jurain and Dholaipar put jerrycans, pitchers, and bottles as placeholders in a queue at a Wasa deep tube-well tap in east Dholaipar. They alleged that dirty and stinky supply water and no supply at all force them to collect water from the well every day. The photo was taken at 1:00pm yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A car drives over a large crack on a lane of Sultana Kamal Bridge over Shitalakkhya River. Due to high traffic volume and lack of maintenance, the expansion joints have become damaged in at least three spots. The cracks have developed in such a scale that one can even see the road underneath. What’s even scarier is that this situation is prevailing for over a year. The photo was taken at Demra on Friday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A vendor making and selling “Tal Pakha” on a corner of a road in Tanti Bazar in Old Dhaka. These handmade fans of palm leaves not only give relief from the soaring summer heat and during power cuts, they are also a part of our culture and tradition. The fans are being sold at Tk 25-30. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Posters of Motor Parts Bonik Kalyan Samity election hang overhead in Bangla Motor area yesterday. No initiative has been taken to remove these eyesores. Photo: Star
Seasonal fishermen call it a day and head home with their catch in Sylhet yesterday. With paddy harvesting yet to start in full swing, many farmers now are engaged in leisure fishing. They said they are also netting aplenty. The photo was taken at Jilkarkandi haor in the afternoon. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
A woman reaches out from her balcony to touch the flowers of a fully bloomed golden shower tree, a refreshing sight in the concrete jungle. The photo was taken from Banani DOHS area in the capital. Photo: Prabir Das
A man tries to help out a traffic policeman by attempting to fix a broken fan in the traffic island near Bangabazar intersection in the capital. With temperatures soaring to the mid-30s for days, city dwellers continued to suffer in the heatwave yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
