Rubbles block Jail Khal in Barisal city since the district administration's demolition drive on its banks 10 days ago, hampering transport of commodities by trawlers through the canal connected to the Kirton Khola river. This 2km canal is the only route for carrying goods to and from Chawkbazar wholesale market, says our Jhalakathi correspondent. The authorities said they would remove the concrete and dredge the canal after finishing the drive but did not say when. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Arifur Rahman
Locals call it Pakhibari or the House of Nest. Emdadul Haque has created a sanctuary for birds by planting a lot of trees at his house by the road of Sylhet-Companigonj road in Sylhet Sadar upazila. It has now been more than a decade that birds, including herons, egrets and cormorants, take shelter at his house in Chhalia area from May to October every year. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
The bin is missing; only the stand that holds it is there near the underpass of Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the capital yesterday. This was one of the hanging bins, like the one in the inset, set up by the city corporation authorities just a few days ago. The renewed efforts by the authorities to keep the city clean will yield hardly any results if these bins remain unprotected. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
In a flagrant breach of rules, a car drives on the wrong side and against the direction of traffic in front of Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
An officer signals a car to pull over near the hotel for wrong-side driving. On Wednesday, the High Court asked the authorities to explain within two weeks as to why they should not be directed to stop vehicles running on the wrong side of roads in Dhaka. Photo: Amran Hossain
