Police attack activists of different leftist student organisations of Dhaka University, who were protesting the price hike of fuel at Shahbagh intersection yesterday. At least 12 protesters were injured. Photo: collected
Oil tankers parked in front of Meghna depot in Khulna city’s Khalishpur yesterday morning after tanker and filling station owners’ associations called a strike, demanding higher lorry fare and more commission on fuel. Supply of fuel to 14 districts was suspended for nine hours. Photo: Habibur rahman
Farmers tending to their vegetable saplings on a floating seedbed in Maluhar village of Barishal’s Banaripara. They grow almost all varieties of vegetable saplings on the seedbeds made of mainly hyacinth. This method proves profitable for the farmers. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Habibur Rahman
A comparatively empty Mirpur Road in the capital’s Kalyanpur around 10:00am yesterday as many buses stayed off the streets following the rise in fuel prices and bus fare.
Photo: Anisur Rahman