A silent march of BNP activists in the capital’s Gopibagh area yesterday afternoon. Dhaka city (south) unit organised it to realise the party’s 10-point demand that include holding the next national election under a non-partisan government. Photo: Palash Khan
Children browse books at a stall during “Shishu Prohor” at Amar Ekushey Boi Mela in the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday. The children’s hour, dedicated to children from 11:00am to 1:00pm on weekends, attracts a large number of young readers who have fun meeting popular TV characters including those of Sisimpur.
Photo: Star
Sand dredged from the Karnaphuli is piled up on the bank of the river near Chattogram’s Kalurghat bridge. Contractors have been granted permission to extract sand from the river at 29 locations in Boalkhali. An official of Bangladesh Water Development Board said banks at some of those locations were already hit by erosion due to excessive extraction of sand. The photo was taken recently.
Photo: Prabir Das
Ignoring risks of being hit, people walk across rail lines as a train approaches a level-crossing in Gazipur’s Joydebpur. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
