Distraction while driving is a killer combination, especially on the busy roads of Dhaka. However, many use mobile phones while driving cars and riding motorcycles and bicycles, violating traffic rules and putting lives in danger. The photos were taken near Farmgate, Karwan Bazar, Banglamotor, and Shahbagh areas recently. Photo: Palash Khan
Photo: Palash Khan
Photo: Palash Khan
Photo: Palash Khan
Photo: Palash Khan
Photo: Palash Khan
A car negotiating a pothole hidden under stagnant water on the street from Rampura to Malibagh (DIT Road) yesterday. Waste and dirt from construction work clogged the sewers in the area. Photo: Amran Hossain
A tow truck taking away a car that broke down in a pothole there. Photo: Amran Hossain
Students attending a class in a flood shelter shed on the premises of Gono Unnayan Academy High School in a remote char area of Gaibandha yesterday. Criminals torched the school early Friday, reducing seven classrooms and the office room to ashes. With the motive still unclear, firefighters said they had smelt flammable liquid like petrol after reaching the spot. Bank Asia has said it would repair and rebuild the school building. Photo: KM Rezaul Hoque
Tanveer Alam Shawjeeb, Prithwi Raj and Ritu Raj perform at Star Melodies' unplugged musical soiree, held at the capital's The Daily Star Centre yesterday. The programme also featured artistes Rumana Islam and Anupoma Mukti, who sang Bangla songs of the yesteryears. Photo: Sheikh Mehedi Morshed
