Charred remains of intercity luxury buses at a depot in Colonel Hat area of Chattogram city. Fire service officials said a fire gutted nine not-in-service buses of Bagdad Paribahan there. They also said they were working to ascertain the cause of the fire, which broke out around 1:15pm yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan
A herd of spotted deer stares at the photographer at Kotka point, one of the beautiful tourist spots in the Sundarbans, in the early morning of Tuesday. They came out of the deep forest in search of food. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The Buriganga in Dhaka’s Keraniganj area is so polluted that vessels plying the murky waters of the river leave a trail of foam. The stench of the water is also unbearable. The photo was taken a couple of days ago. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Ignoring risks, a motorcyclist carrying a woman who has two kids in her lap, one of them is sleeping. This kind of disregard for safety is often seen on streets. The photo was taken in Elephant Road area in the capital recently. Photo:
Prabir Das
Construction of stalls and pavilions is in full swing at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan, ahead of Ekushey book fair. From March 18, this open field will be full of avid readers zigzagging across all the stalls around them and contemplating which books to buy. This photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: PALASH KHAN