TV, telephone and internet cables strung haphazardly on a wall of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd's office in the capital's Moghbazar. Local internet resellers string their cables on power and telephone poles although it is against the law. Authorities remove the cables from time to time but they reappear soon. Photo: Anisur Rahman
With an auto-rickshaw approaching him, a man tries to get onto a moving bus right in the middle of Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue near Karwan Bazar in the capital yesterday afternoon. He was lucky this time but it can be fatal. Just a couple of weeks ago, a man died in the same area after he got off a bus in the middle of the road and was hit by another bus. Photo: Amran Hossain
A Pink Cassia (also known as Pink Shower and Lalsonail) tree in full bloom near the capital's Hatirjheel creates an ethereal beauty in the area. The tree flowers during the spring. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
Pedestrians cross a street, which almost disappears from view under clouds of dust, on DIT Road in Rampura yesterday. Dust has been a huge health threat in the capital, which is witnessing digging of roads and construction work all the year round, with authorities barely making any effort to mitigate public sufferings. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A fire drill at the Arts Building of Dhaka University yesterday, organised by Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, marking National Disaster Preparedness Day. Photo: Prabir Das
Prof Dr John Wood, secretary general of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, addresses the fourth graduation ceremony of the World University of Bangladesh at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital yesterday, as the convocation speaker. The event was chaired by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid who represented President Abdul Hamid, also chancellor of the university. Prof Abdul Mannan, chairman, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh; Prof Abdul Mannan Choudhury, vice chancellor, WUB; Prof M Nurul Islam, pro-vice chancellor; Prof Musfiq Mannan Choudhury, chairman (acting), Board of Trustees, and Morsheda Choudhury, treasurer, were present. A total of 3,179 graduates were awarded degrees in this convocation. Photo: Collected
