While the monsoon rain brings immense sufferings to city people by causing waterlogging, it comes as a blessing for jute farmers who are harvesting the crop now and getting enough water for retting to extract the fibre. The photo was taken in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh yesterday. Photo: Banglar Chokh
The pavement and the canal next to the Dania Road in Jatrabari are occupied by makeshift stalls of hawkers. People say local youths with political backing build the shops over the canal and then rent them out to hawkers. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Newly appointed Pakistani High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shuja Alam meets BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in the capital last night. They discussed bilateral issues and the current political situation in Bangladesh. Photo: Collected
