Today's Gallery (2023.05.27)

A partial view of the under-construction Dhaka Elevated Expressway. The project has made a major progress as the authorities have already asphalted one of the two lanes of the expressway in the capital’s Khilkhet area. After changing the project deadline for several times, the authorities now want to open a section, stretching from the airport to Tejgaon, to traffic by November this year. The photo was taken recently. Photo Sk Enamul Haq
Two women working at a carpet-making factory in Khulna’s Boyra Rayermohol area. Bright carpets are being produced after mixing different types of colours with jute yarn. After the closure of jute mills in Khulna, some employees have switched to carpet-making. A machine can manufacture 130 yards of carpet daily and the wholesale price of each yard is Tk 110. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Habibur Rahman
Risking their lives, these desperate people walking across Joydebpur level crossing in Gazipur when a moving train is just metres away. They show no regard for the crossbars (not seen) that were lowered at this time. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rashed Shumon
With her daughter Parvin asleep in her lap, Sabina dozes off on a mobile brick crusher as she, along with her fellow workers, travels to a construction site at Sirajdikhan of Munshiganj from Dakshin Keraniganj in Dhaka. The workers seem oblivious to the risk of accidents. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Amran Hossain
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