Today's Gallery (2016.06.29)

Large potholes in Dhaka-Tangail highway at Bhakurta of Tangail have been poorly patched up with bricks by the Roads and Highways Department ahead of Eid. Transport drivers and highway police said the road would be damaged even after a light rain. Photo: Mirza Shakil
Cars parked illegally on the road between Jatiya Press Club and Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital, causing severe traffic congestion and suffering for people intending to use the road. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
A favourite among Eid-ul-Fitr dishes, vermicelli is being laid out to dry in a factory in Chaktai area of Chittagong city. The photo was taken on Saturday. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
A crowded alley of Zahur Hawker Market, a popular shopping destination for middle income families in Chittagong city, yesterday noon where purchases were being made primarily marking the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo: star
Meanwhile buyers gather at a clothes shop in Nayasharak in Sylhet city intending to get a good deal for the celebrations. Photo: Star
Bamboo frames being erected to hold tarpaulin overhead and provide shade during Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in the capital. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Star
A rickshaw puller takes a nap precariously resting his weary body on the vehicle in front of High Court in the capital yesterday, when the temperature reached a maximum 34.6°C as per Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Photo: Star
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanges greetings with people of different professions at an Iftar organised in their honour at Gono Bhaban in the capital yesterday. Photo: BSS
Sticks propped up on a manhole broken for long near the end of the Mohakhali flyover ramp, which lets vehicles head towards Chairmanbari, by nearby traders who claim some 10 accidents occurred there involving unsuspecting drivers. The photo was taken yesterday noon. Photo: Prabir Das