A massive fire burnt 37 business establishments to ashes in Akmal Ali ghat area in Chittagong city. Firefighters said the blaze originated from a mosquito coil at a shop where fishing nets were kept and it spread to other establishments. The fire, which broke out around midnight, was still smouldering when the photo was taken around noon yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Students of Dhaka Residential Model School and College yesterday blocked the Mirpur Road in front of their institution to demand the admissions from classes three to 11 be done on merit instead of by lottery. The protests went on for around 45 minutes.
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People from low-income groups waiting in line, while some scramble to get their share of kitchen essentials at a subsidised rate from TCB truck on the Darus-Salam Road in the capital. Though each TCB truck brings in packages of essentials for 350 consumers, more people appear, which often leads to fights and many leaving empty handed. Traders said that some people cut the lines and infuriates those who wait for hours for their packages.
PHOTO: PRABIR DAS
