The muddy and pothole-riddled Bandarban-Ruma road has become virtually unusable for vehicles. The 29km road connecting Boga Lake and Rijuk waterfall, two popular tourist destinations in the hill district, has been in bad shape for long, thanks to negligence by the authorities. Photo: Sanjay Kumar Barua
A bus plying the road despite risks. The photos were taken recently. Photo: Sanjay Kumar Barua
These telephone distribution boxes near Siddheswari mosque in the capital have been in a dilapidated condition for long. The metal frames covering the boxes have got rusted and are tied with ropes. The knots may come undone anytime. The spot has also become a dumping ground for rubbish. The photo was taken a few days ago. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Workers passing busy time binding textbooks for the secondary schools' 2017 academic year in the capital's Sutrapur. A major chunk of the textbooks has already reached many upazila headquarters. This year, the education ministry aims to distribute around 36.22 crore copies of textbooks among 4.26 crore students of class I to X for free. The photos were taken three days ago. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Workers passing busy time binding textbooks for the secondary schools' 2017 academic year in the capital's Sutrapur. A major chunk of the textbooks has already reached many upazila headquarters. This year, the education ministry aims to distribute around 36.22 crore copies of textbooks among 4.26 crore students of class I to X for free. The photos were taken three days ago. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Workers passing busy time binding textbooks for the secondary schools' 2017 academic year in the capital's Sutrapur. A major chunk of the textbooks has already reached many upazila headquarters. This year, the education ministry aims to distribute around 36.22 crore copies of textbooks among 4.26 crore students of class I to X for free. The photos were taken three days ago. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul with his wife Nadira Naipaul on stage during the sixth edition of the Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) at the Bangla Academy Auditorium yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
An artiste performing dance sequences on the concluding day of the 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival, held at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. Photo: Subrata Acharya
