Though a footbridge is just above their heads, a boy climbs the railings of a median strip while a man squeezes through a gap between a car and the median strip to cross a street in the capital’s New Market area yesterday. Many jaywalkers do the same on the busy road every day, putting their lives in danger. Photo: Amran Hossain
fish depots in the area remain closed. The government has imposed the ban to ensure smooth breeding of sea fish. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Fishing boats lying idle on the shores of the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram’s Chaktai yesterday as a 65-day ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal has been in force since May 20. Photo: Rajib Raihan
The traps, which see a rise in demand during the rainy season, are being unloaded at the market where each pair is sold for Tk 350. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Titu Das
Traders taking a boat full of locally-made fish traps to sell them at Atghar Bazar in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila. Photo: Titu Das
