Construction workers break down part of a building in Kamrangirchar after the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority ordered the owner to do so. Non-compliance with the order would mean the government might use bulldozers to do the job and the owner would have to bear the cost. The authority has been conducting a drive to free the original channel of the Buriganga of encroachers.
Photo: Rashed Shumon
SEEKING WARMTH ... A young flower seller dozes off at the foot of the Raju Bhashkarja (memorial sculpture) in Dhaka University’s TSC area while trying to soak in some sun on a chilly morning. Like him, children who live and work on the streets suffer immensely during the colder months due to a lack of warm clothes. The photo was taken yesterday around 10:00am.
PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN
Bangladesh opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy raises his bat after reaching his half century on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. The right-hander remained unbeaten on 70 as Bangladesh reached 175 for two at stumps.
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