With his baby seated precariously in the basket, a man takes the child out on a bicycle in the city. He is amongst fast-moving vehicles in the middle of the street. A bus behind is also trying to pass him. The photo was taken in the capital’s Shahbagh area yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
Just a couple of days after Amar Ekushey, two children ride bicycles while many other people walk on the foot of the Central Shaheed Minar with their shoes on yesterday. To protect the sanctity of the memorial for Language Movement martyrs, the High Court even issued an order prohibiting such activities there. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Santan Sangsad, a platform of freedom fighters’ children, staged a sit-in, blocking the capital’s Shahbagh intersection yesterday to press home their seven-point demand, including reinstatement of 30 percent quota in government services. Photo: Prabir Das
