Today's Gallery (2020.12.27)

Dhaka South City Corporation has dug up a trench in Lalbagh Bazar Road for a development project causing immense sufferings to locals. They risk falling into the trench as they cross it with bamboo-made bridges that have no guard rails. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Logs carried by the truck are lying scattered all over the ditch after the Bailey bridge gave way under the weight of the overloaded truck. A three-wheeler following the truck was the innocent victim. The photo was taken in Khagrachhari’s Dighinala upazila yesterday. Photo: collected
Tourists at Sajek in Khagrachhari enjoying the view of a beautiful blue sky with scattered altocumulus cloud surrounding the mountains above greenery. Although a cold wave accompanied by fog is sweeping over the country, the view from Sajek remains crystal clear. The photo was taken at 4:15pm on Friday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
This Wasa pipe leak at Chattogram’s Mansurabad area has disrupted citizen life for about a week now, not to mention the tremendous amount of water being wasted. However, any kind of measures to fix it by the authorities concerned is yet to be seen. This photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan
On December 8, Department of Environment knocked down brick kilns inside the coastal reserve forest at Chattogram city’s Uttar Kattoli along the Bay of Bengal. But just after two weeks, the stacks of bricks were back, and a new kiln was being built at the same location. Earlier, the High Court directed authorities to act against the kiln owners, and robust drives were conducted to stop this rampant practice. But this scene begs the question, are the steps being taken enough? These photos were taken on Thursday. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Photo: Rajib Raihan