A man tries to tame a bull as it runs towards a temporary cattle market near the city’s Postogola Shashan Ghat yesterday after being offloaded from a boat. With the Eid-ul-Azha only five days away, traders from across the country have been brining sacrificial animals to the capital hoping to make good profits. Photo:
Firoz Ahmed
The Jamuna devours a part of Bhalkutia village in Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila. Locals said around 300 houses of three villages went into the river early last month, but the authorities were yet to take any measures to save the rest of the villages. The photo was taken on Sunday. Photo: Collected
Workers repair the battered Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway in Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila yesterday. Locals said parts of the highway to Rajshahi were badly damaged due to waterlogging and flood last month. The repair work was already causing long tailbacks. Eid holidaymakers fear they would suffer delays on their journeys. Photo: Star
