Vehicles are caught in a long tailback on the Basila bridge-Mohammadpur road near the capital’s Mohammadpur Beribandh intersection. Shops mostly selling construction materials and a makeshift auto-rickshaw stand have occupied a large part of the road. The photo was taken recently.
Photo: Rashed Shumon
People queue up to buy a dozen eggs, 3kg of potatoes, a kg each of onions and taro tuber, and a bottle gourd for Tk 350 from a Department of Agricultural Marketing truck near Boyra PMG Colony in Khulna yesterday.
Photo: Habibur Rahman
Workers walk on planks to unload rice sacks from a cargo vessel near the Muktijoddha Park in Barishal city yesterday. The rice will be transported by trucks to the local storage depot of the Directorate General of Food. Each worker earns between Tk 800 and Tk 1,000 for a day’s hard labour.
Photo: Titu Das
People in droves occupy a large part of Topkhana Road in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital, disrupting traffic flow yesterday. Such gatherings have become a common sight as various organisations hold events at this location almost every day. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A girl lights a candle on the grave of a deceased family member at Patharghata Catholic Church in Chattogram city yesterday, marking All Souls’ Day. Members of the Christian community observe the day by offering prayers, and lighting candles and placing flowers on the graves of their loved ones. Photo: Rajib Raihan
