A huge boat-shaped stage has been built at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan ahead of the ruling Awami League’s 22nd National Council tomorrow. Party leaders across the country will join the triennial council.
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A long queue of CNG-run auto-rickshaws in front of a filling station at Noapara in Chattogram’s Raozan upazila around 1:00pm yesterday. The vehicles have to wait there for a long time as gas dispensing is slow due to low pressure in supply.
Photo: Rajib Raihan
A FISH OUT OF WATER … A Blue-Spotted Mudskipper taking a stroll in a muddy spot in the Sundarban’s Shundori Khal. Found in swamps and rivers of tropical and subtropical Africa, Australia and Asia, the ever-fascinating fish prefers spending more time on land than in the water, in which a prolonged stay may cause them to drown. Although it has no special organs for breathing air, it can absorb oxygen through its skin and the lining of the mouth, as long as it stays moist. It has large and muscular pelvic fins, which look like legs. These “legs” can even help the fish climb trees if needed. Blue-Spotted Mudskippers are more visible during low tides when they are seen on exposed mudflats; during high tide, they remain in their burrows. Though habitat destruction and overharvesting remain a threat to their population, Mudskippers are listed in the least-concern category by the IUCN. PHOTO: TIMU HOSSAIN
Vegetable farmers rinsing their stocks of different kinds of spinach with the contaminated waters of the Dhaleshwari in Savar’s Bank Town area. The water is considered poisonous due to the dumping of chemical wastes from nearby factories. Consuming this spinach, which is sent to the capital’s Amin Bazar, may cause severe health complications, including cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery and even jaundice.
Photo: PALASH KHAN
