No barrier high enough when it comes to petting cute puppies, as proven by this child who extends his arm through a metal grille to make a new friend. This photo was taken yesterday from Dhaka University’s TSC area. Photo: Prabir Das
An elderly man sorting onion after buying the cooking ingredient from a truck of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in the capital’s Khamarbari area yesterday. Like many others, he had to wait in a long queue for about an hour to buy three kgs of onion for Tk 100. Buyers complained that about 1kg of each 3-kg packet of onion was rotten. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Defying a ban, CNG- and battery-run three-wheelers ply the Dhaka-Mawa highway in Keraniganj. Such violations of traffic rules often lead to road crashes. The photo was taken on Saturday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A local throwing a fishing net into the Turag river in Tongi of Gazipur on Monday. The man said he catches fish in the river three days a week and earns about Tk 1,000 a day by selling fish. Locals said there was hardly any fish in this part of the river for about one and a half years till June last year. But things have changed for the last six months.
Photo: Prabir Das
Photo: Prabir Das
Two men warm themselves up around burning wastes. The prevailing dense fog, coupled with the chill, has made regular life difficult for all. The photo was taken from Thakurgaon municipality area on Monday night. Photo: Star
It’s been a little colder in Dhaka over the past couple of nights, making the lives of people living on streets more difficult. This woman was sleeping under a footbridge at Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue on Monday, trying her best to stay warm. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Forest Department yesterday rescued a wildcat from Panchabati area in Narayanganj’s Fatullah. The animal was rescued from the warehouse of a garment factory. Employees of the company on Sunday found the feline hiding in a pile of rubbish. Sensing their presence, it jumped at them, which prompted them to capture it. Upon searching the internet, the staff realised the cat belonged to an endangered species and informed the forest department. Photo: Star
