A fisherman works on his nets on the Chila Canal in Bagerhat’s Mongla. As the ongoing 65-day fishing ban is about to end on July 23, fishermen across the country are readying the equipment they need to head back out to the sea. The photo was taken yesterday.
PHOTO: HABIBUR RAHMAN
Hundreds of train passengers stuck on the Dhaka Airport Railway Station platform as angry students blocked the Nilsagar Express Train coming in from Kamalapur yesterday morning, as part of an ongoing protest against railway irregularities. Train movement was halted there from 9:00am to 12:20pm, causing sufferings to regular passengers. Related story on Page 3.
PHOTO: PALASH KHAN