It’s a race against time as people hurriedly cross the tracks at the level crossing near Mohakhali flyover. The approaching train was less than a minute away, signs to steer clear of the tracks were put out, and the crossing was just about to be closed when people rushed in front of the oncoming train to pass through. Is being on time worth risking one’s life? Photo: Rashed Shumon
Locals enthusiastically participating in a game of cricket surrounded by mounds of stones in Chattogram’s Cement Crossing area yesterday. Because of the march of development, city dwellers find few areas for such recreation and so have to settle for any open patch of land. Photo:
Rajib Raihan
Weary of waiting in a long queue for about two and a half hours for Covid-19 test, ailing Supreme Court lawyer Tanvir Ahmed Siddique was about to fall to the ground outside the capital’s Mugda General Hospital around 9:30am yesterday. His wife came to his aid minutes before he was lifted on a gurney and taken to the emergency department of the hospital. A rising number of people have been showing up at the medical facility for novel coronavirus testing in recent weeks. Photo: Anisur Rahman
