A bowl full of fry on display at Rikabibazar market in Sylhet. During summer, the mother fish spawn and the fry become an easy target for fishermen to catch in abundance. Despite a ban, the practice is going on unabated due to demand from buyers. According to traders, carp fry and other local varieties are among the popular choices. This entire bowl of taki fry is selling for Tk 500. The photo was taken recently. Photo: SHEIKH NASIR
Mail-runner Salma Begum stands outside the Nabiganj post office in Savar’s Bandar upazila, which has gone almost underground. Locals say the post office has been here since before the Liberation War, and has sunken over the years as land has been filled to raise the road. A post-man and a runner -- the only employees of this post office -- have to sit on the ground and slide themselves inside for their day-to-day work. Photo: SANAD SAHA
The interior, is in no better shape either, with bamboos barely holding up a tin roof riddled with holes, while dilapidated walls and furniture bear testament to years of neglect. Photo: SANAD SAHA
People queue in front of a truck of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to buy commodities to stock up for Ramadan. The state-run organisation sells commodities such as edible oil, sugar, lentil and chickpea at lower prices compared to those at retail markets. The photo was taken in Jatiya Press Club area yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
MAJESTIC MAYUR... A peacock (mayur) displays its magnificent plumage with wide open eyespots at the peak of each tail feather while another struts nearby. Such a sight is a feast for the eyes of visitors at the capital’s Mirpur Zoo. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
This century-old two-storey building in old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar looks so fragile that locals call it Bhanga Bari (broken house). Despite the risks, the worn-out building has been housing grocery stores on the ground floor and families on the upper one for years. Photo: Anisur Rahman
This century-old two-storey building in old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar looks so fragile that locals call it Bhanga Bari (broken house). Despite the risks, the worn-out building has been housing grocery stores on the ground floor and families on the upper one for years. Photo: Anisur Rahman
