Members of Bangladesh Chhatra Adhikar Parishad block Paltan intersection in the capital yesterday protesting what they say is the impunity for the attackers of their leaders at Ducsu Bhaban of Dhaka University a year ago. Movement of traffic was disrupted in the area for about half an hour.
Photo: Palash Khan
A woman cooks a meal while a train passes by with inches to spare in the capital’s Tejgaon. Homeless people living along railway lines in the city are exposed to accidents and cold temperatures as they struggle to make ends meet. The photo was taken recently. Photo:
Prabir Das
Two men leave Kadamtoli Central Bus Terminal in Sylhet after failing to get a bus to their destination yesterday. Transport owners and workers associations of Sylhet suddenly called for a three-day strike demanding the district’s stone quarries be opened again. All sorts of transportations between Sylhet and the rest of the country remained disrupted due to the strike.
Photo: Sheikh Nasir
A large number of PVC banners, mostly of the ruling Awami League leaders, hanging at Shaheed Smriti Square in the capital’s Basila area. Such banners decrease visibility and increase the chance of accidents at the spot. The signboard directing people to a police station is lost amid the bright banners. The photo was taken yesterday.
Photo:
Rashed Shumon
People throng a road near Gulistan underpass in the capital yesterday to buy warm clothes without following health safety rules. A lane of the road is occupied by hawkers, causing a tailback. Such blatant violation of health safety rules remains a major concern for the authorities as the country is seeing a rise in Covid-19 infections. Photo:
Anisur Rahman
This might seem like a graceful scene, but these open-bill storks -- locally known as Shamuk Khol -- are in motion out of desperation. The severity of cold during Poush has driven them to come flock at Bakshirchar village of Chandpasha union. This photo was taken on Sunday from Barishal’s Babuganj upazila, of which Bakshirchar village is a part. Photo: Titu Das
Finding no other way to fight the winter chills, many often come to lie down under the sun’s warmth at the capital’s Eidgah, beside the High Court. People in need of blankets, sweaters and roofs above their heads suffer the most when the temperature drops. This photo was taken on Sunday. PHOTO: Rashed Shumon
Competing over who gets to go first after the traffic light turned green, this motorbiker fell into a roadside drain trying to avoid hitting the bus. This photo was taken on Monday from the capital’s Paribagh area. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS
