Saris go on display at “Boishakhi Fashion Show 1423” presented by Pran Layers and organised by Fashion Entrepreneurs' Association of Bangladesh, with The Daily Star as the media partner, at the Chitrashala gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital yesterday evening. Photo: Star
Piles of new ledgers at a shop in Andarkilla of Chittagong city yesterday. Traders close their old books at the end of the Bangla year and open a new one on Pahela Baishakh, which is on Thursday. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
Rickshaw pullers cover themselves with caps and traditional towels in the afternoon as the mercury rose to 34.8 degree Celsius yesterday. Several meteorological websites forecast higher temperature for Dhaka today. The Bangla month of Chaitra is traditionally considered the hottest of the year. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
Police seize about 20 maunds of Jatka (hilsa fry) from the Toll Plaza area of Patuakhali town yesterday morning when the fish was being transported. Photo: Banglar Chokh
Motorcycles burning at Rameshwarpur Primary School ground in Bogra's Gabtoli upazila, where the supporters of Awami League and BNP chairman candidates of Rameshwarpur Union clashed over holding a meeting. Witnesses said the clash broke out when BNP and AL activists gathered at the venue around 5:00pm yesterday. At least seven people including two constables were injured and nine motorcycles and seven shops burnt, said police and local people. Assistant Superintendent of Police Shabbir Ahmed Sharfaraz said they fired 73 rounds of rubber bullets to bring the situation under control and deployed additional police personnel. Five arrests were made. Photo: Star
Space X's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with an unmanned Dragon cargo craft from the launch platform in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday. After four failed bids SpaceX finally stuck the landing, powering the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket onto an ocean platform where it touched down upright after launching cargo to space. The successful operation marked another milestone for Space Exploration Technologies in the quest to develop a cheap, reusable rocket, expanding his edge in the burgeoning commercial space launch industry. Photo: AFP, Reuters
