Gas cylinders are installed under the stretchers and benches in ambulances. CNG cylinders have caused fatal accidents in the past. Only two days ago, three people died when a cylinder inside an ambulance exploded in Chattogram’s Anwara upazila. The photos were taken at the Dhaka and Chattogram medical college hospitals yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Photo: Rajib Raihan
Spectators witness a boat race in the Koratoa river near the SP Bridge in Bogra town yesterday. The progamme was organised to create awareness against pollution and grabbing of the river, now almost in its death throes. According to the Department of Environment, the river water’s dissolved oxygen level is poor and it is more polluted than other rivers in Rajshahi division. Photo: Mostafa Shabuj
Wasa pipelines for supplying water to households have been set up through a sewage drain, with a possibility of raw sewage getting into the pipes, if leaked. Besides, the sewer is also blocked due to the pipes and garbage. The photo was taken from Muradpur area in Kadamtoli recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The name plaque of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover has become a destination for self-promotion. Be it for promoting movies, political agendas or campaigning for election to a school’s governing body, the entire wall is covered with these eyesores. Even the name of the prime minister, who inaugurated the flyover, is almost illegible while garbage remains accumulated on the median. The photo was taken in the capital’s Shantinagar intersection yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan
Vehicles stranded at Shimulia Ghat in Munshiganj as there has been massive disruptions in ferry services on the Shimulia-Kathalbari route for nearly a week due to poor navigability in a stretch of the Padma. Photo: Anisur Rahman
People crossing the river in a speedboat. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
