A truck loaded with illegal logs leaves a remote forest in Rowangchhari upazila of Bandarban. Wholesale illegal logging is going on in the reserve forests of the hill districts by a nexus of timber traders and allegedly forest officials. Photo: Star
Construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge going on in full swing, with 16 pile pipes for the second pillar already driven into the river bed at Mawa end. The much-awaited bridge connecting Dhaka with south-western districts is scheduled to open in 2018. The photo was taken on Tuesday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Guardians form a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital on March 20 demanding that the examinations in the English medium schools be held in due time amid the ongoing political violence. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A great swathe of the Earth's surface was plunged into darkness as the Moon came between us and the Sun. Total eclipses occur when the moon moves between Earth and the Sun, and the three bodies align precisely. As seen from Earth, the moon is just broad enough to cover the solar face, creating a breath-taking silver halo in an indigo sky pocked by daytime stars. The next total solar eclipse visible from Europe is not due until August 12, 2026. Photo: AFP
A great swathe of the Earth's surface was plunged into darkness as the Moon came between us and the Sun. Total eclipses occur when the moon moves between Earth and the Sun, and the three bodies align precisely. As seen from Earth, the moon is just broad enough to cover the solar face, creating a breath-taking silver halo in an indigo sky pocked by daytime stars. The next total solar eclipse visible from Europe is not due until August 12, 2026. Photo: AFP
Rescue workers are busy freeing people from mangled train carriages following the derailment of an express train at Bachrawan, about 50kms from Lucknow, capital of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Photo: AFP
