Residents of Old Telegraph Road in the port city’s Andar Killa area collecting water from a deep tube-well that the locals have installed themselves, as the water provided by the Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has become undrinkable. The photo was taken recently.
PHOTO:
RAJIB RAIHAN
Carrying pedal-driven knife sharpeners, two men look for work as they hawk on a street in the capital’s Basabo area. Some 40 such daily wage earners in Basabo have hardly found any work since the pandemic struck the country in March. On a usual day, they used to earn Tk 200-300 each. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Drawing lines on the sand, children play games in Itna-Mithamain area of Nikli Haor in Kishoreganj. The area remains submerged under water during most of the year. It appears as a char when the dry season begins, much to the joy of children who live in the haor area. The photo was taken recently. Photo:
Anisur Rahman
A road in Shyampur’s Baraitala area in the capital overflowing with sewage water. Toxic waste from the dyeing factories in the area is constantly being dumped in the Buriganga and is a major pollutant there. The picture was taken recently.
PHOTO:
PALASH KHAN
Violating traffic rules and ignoring a notice right there, motorcycles get on a pavement in the capital’s Tejgaon area around 11:30am yesterday and put pedestrians at risk. This photographer, stationed there for around 45 minutes, saw dozens of bikers doing the same whenever traffic came to a halt. Photo: Prabir Das
Schools are closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, so children rarely get a respite from staying home. These two little girls were delighted to be outdoors after a long while as they happily trotted across the grounds of Chandrima Udyan recently. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS
Sylhet’s Rikabibazar VIP road area remains in traffic jam most of the day, as row of cars parked on the road narrows down one of the busiest streets of the city, that connects areas all the way up to Chowhatta point. This photo was taken yesterday from Madrasah Field area. Photo:Sheikh Nasir
