The reverence and fervour surrounding International Mother Language Day is a great way to pass the Ekushey spirit down to younger generations. A youngster stands in front of the Central Shaheed Minar, proudly wearing a painted version of the monument on her face. Photo: Star
Like each year, the Shaheed Minar was showered with flowers, petals, and wreaths, as tributes to the martyrs of the Language Movement. Photo: Star
People from all walks of life stand in line for their turn to pay respects. Photo: Star
As part of road development, drains are being constructed on the ever-busy OR Nizam road in port city. However, with rods protruding precariously and ditches dug up without safety measures, commuters are in risk of hazard.
This photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Several structures, including a four-storey building, have been set up on the Turag as grabbers occupy a large part of the river near the BIWTA landing station at Sinnirtek in the capital’s Mirpur area. With the authorities carrying out occasional eviction drives, such encroachment on the river land has been going on for years. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Waste from shops is piled up on Beribadh Road beside Hazrat Shah Ali kitchen market in the capital’s Mirpur. Although a signboard put up here by Dhaka North City Corporation asks people to dump waste in trash bins, there is no such bins in the area. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The 25th span of the under-construction Padma Bridge is being installed between its 29th and 30th pillars on the Jazira end of the bridge yesterday. With this, 3.75-km of the 6.15-km bridge has become visible. Photo: Star
