Members of the Shia community bring out Tajia processions in Dhaka on September 10, 2019, marking the holy Ashura. The photo is taken from Azimpur area of Dhaka. Photo: Prabir Das/ Star
A team of Department of Narcotics Control arrests four persons with 457 parakeets from Chapainawabganj on September 9, 2019. The birds were released today. Photo: Star/ Rabiul Hasan
Rickshaw vans laden with iron rods lumber on the wrong side of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway near the capital’s Jatrabari on Sunday. A traffic policeman (not in the photo) was standing nearby, but he did nothing to stop the three-wheeler vans, which are banned on highways. Photo: Amran Hossain
Though a rope is hung across a zebra crossing to control traffic, rickshaws and vehicles stand on the markings on a road in the capital’s Malibagh Chowdhury Para area, making it difficult for pedestrians to cross the road. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
Yesterday’s heavy downpour brought back familiar monsoon scenes of Dhaka. This plastic sheet barely covers three people on a rickshaw in Shahbagh, as city-dwellers were hardly prepared for the sudden autumn rain. Photo: Rashed Shumon