Two drongos catching insects at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. These are mostly black or dark grey, short-legged birds, with an upright stance when perched. The birds, which have forked tails, feed on insects which they catch in flight or on the ground. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Imran, a Dhaka University student, petting a dog in TSC building area yesterday. The Dhaka South City Corporation authorities have recently taken away several vaccinated stray dogs from the university campus to the frustration of dog lovers and animal rights activists. Photo: Prabir Das
A man returning after buying onions, sugar, pulse and oil from a truck of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) in the capital’s Khamarbari area around noon yesterday. As onion prices have shot up in the market following Indian ban on export of the bulb, people lined up before such TCB sale points for hours to buy onions at subsidised prices. Some of them, however, had to remain satisfied with poor quality onions. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Several hundred trucks waiting near Paturia ferry terminal for crossing the Padma through Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route yesterday afternoon. Pressure on the route has increased as vehicles that would have used Shimulia-Kathalbari route, now suspended due to poor navigability, are now crossing the river via Paturia-Daulatdia. Photo:
Zahangir Shah
