A crowd of people seeking relief materials forcing open the collapsible gate at BNP’s Naya Paltan head office in the capital yesterday morning. The opposition party was handing out relief goods to eligible card-holders as aid to the underprivileged to ease economic hardships during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The relief-seekers were asked to line up outside the office to collect the materials, but their sheer volume and desperation caused them to rush inside. Photo: Sheikh Enamul Haq
Locals repair an embankment on the Khulpetua river in Satkhira’s Shyamnagar upazila yesterday, a day after Cyclone Amphan damaged the structure. Photo: Collected
