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SMILING INTO 2024 … Eight-year-old Mahiya was beaming as she sold flowers to people embracing the New Year’s spirit yesterday. She strolled the capital’s Shaheed Minar area with a basket full of flowers and a smile bright enough to cheer anyone up. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar, the final two metro rail stations on Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6, started operating yesterday. The service hours are to remain the same: 7:30am to 11:30am for the Uttara-Agargaon section and 7:30am to 8:30pm for the Agargaon-Motijheel section.
Photo: Prabir Das
TOMMY TIME! Ten-year-old Taiba, holding her pet puppy Tommy in arms, walks toward the paddy meadows near her house. With not much to do at home, the two decide to play chase under the warm sunrays on a cold morning in Sarsi village under Barishal Sadar yesterday. Photo: Titu Das
Donning a hoodie, a toddler sets off to the capital’s Purbo Tejturi Bazar kitchen market with her mother on the last morning of the year. Her eyes gaze upon colourful vegetables and other items while her mother gets busy bargaining with vendors yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das