Grabbing the land of the Turag river along Mirpur-Ashulia-Beribandh road, traders pump in sand although there is a signboard, Photo: Rashed Shumon
That strictly forbids sand trading on the spot. This photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
A young man steps onto a makeshift bridge made out of banana trees to cross a road in Manikganj’s Shingair upazila that has been eroded as a result of flooding. This photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Amran Hossain
A plaintive cuckoo is spotted sitting on a tree branch on Begum Rokeya University campus in Rangpur. This small bird is seen almost everywhere in the country. It feeds on invertebrates and lays its eggs in other birds’ nests. Photo: Courtesy of Tuhin Wadud
Unless told, it is practically impossible for anyone to guess that this relic of a bamboo bridge is within the bounds of our capital city. At an area called Trimohoni in Khilgaon, dozens -- if not hundreds -- of people still use it to cross over the waterbody, an act that can seem like a daredevil stunt for the uninitiated. The photos were taken recently. PHOTO: SK ENAMUL HAQ
Sporadic rain continued to trouble residents of Dhaka over the last week, as a result of a depression at the Bay of Bengal. Some of the worst sufferers of the downpour were street hawkers, many of whom have resumed their business after months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The photo was taken earlier this week from the capital’s Mirpur-1. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN
