Halting traffic, motorcyclists go across the capital’s busy Airport road just so they don’t have to take the designated U-turn nearby. Such reckless and selfish acts often cause accidents claiming lives. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo:
Prabir Das
At Karwan Bazar, parking rules are so blatantly violated that a green coconut seller did not hesitate to set up his makeshift stall right behind a “No Parking” sign, as more vehicles can be seen parked behind him along a line. This photo was taken on Tuesday. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN
Dhaka North City Corporation removed an illegally placed billboard near Airport Road in the capital yesterday morning. The DNCC has recently taken the decision to knock down all illegal structures built in areas under its jurisdiction.
PHOTO: PRABIR DAS
Scores of cars, trucks and rickshaws seized in road accidents are just haphazardly dumped near Ashulia Police Station, blocking the adjacent road. Since there is no designated spot to keep these vehicles, they remain there to rust away. This photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: PALASH KHAN
Battery-run auto-rickshaws and boats, which travel to Dhaka from different villages along the Trimohoni river, lie idle as there has been a lack of passengers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has left auto-rickshaws drivers and boatmen out of work.
PHOTO:
SK ENAMUL HAQ
