A worker at an aluminium cookware factory passes idle time during a power outage in Chattogram city’s Muradpur yesterday. Factory owners say labour costs have gone up due to wasted working hours, about three to four hours every day. The price of their products has risen to Tk 390 a kg from Tk 360, thanks to the rise in prices of raw materials and increased labour costs. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Workers load newly-harvested jute on a boat at the floating jute market at the tributary of the Padma in Mushiganj’s Tongibari Dighirpar yesterday. Jute farmers from Munshiganj and its adjoining districts bring their produce to this market, open on Mondays and Fridays. The golden fibre is sold for Tk 1,800-Tk 2,800 a maund depending on quality. Photo: Palash Khan
A vet cuddles a rare white tiger cub in Chattogram Zoo. The cub is among the four born to parents Raj and Pori on July 30. The four were on view for visitors yesterday afternoon. Photo: Rajib Raihan
