Two men busy making dhak (big drums) and dhol (drums) inside a shop in Chittagong city's Pathorghata area as Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus, is just a few days away. The demand for such instruments, an integral part of the festival, picks up ahead of the puja every year. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
Members of Sammilita Sangskritik Jote observe a minute of silence in front of the capital's Central Shaheed Minar yesterday before starting a mourning rally commemorating poet Syed Shamsul Haq, who passed away September 27. Photo: Star
The tug-of-war between the vendors and the Chittagong City Corporation seems to have no end in sight since the former once again occupied the footpath of the port city's Jubilee Road in the Amtala area after the latter evicted them recently. This time the vendors not only occupied the footpath on the other side, they also invaded some part of the road. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
