Assisted by his 11-year-old nephew Santo Kumar Das, Pabitra Das pulls the plough himself on a paddy field in Hakaluki Haor area of Moulvibazar as the poor farmer cannot even afford to buy cattle to do the task. Pabitra says they have to do such inhuman labour only to feed their families. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Mintu Deshwara
Children carry heavy schoolbags near a school at Mohammadpur in the capital yesterday even though the High Court on Wednesday ruled that primary school kids should not be forced to carry satchels weighing over 10 percent of their weight. Photo:
Rashed Shumon
City corporation workers clean Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial at Mirpur in the capital ahead of Martyred Intellectuals Day, December 14. The photo was taken Thursday. Photo: Palash Khan
