Rickshaw-van puller Iqbal transports LPG cylinders on his improvised fuel-supply van against the traffic near Mohakhali Bus Terminal in the capital recently. He used to deliver kerosene. Now hardly anyone uses the fuel. Iqbal had to switch his business to delivering LPG cylinders. He was unaware of any safety precautions for this hazardous job. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
This passenger shade near the CID office in the city's Malibagh has been in a sorry state for the last three months. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A part of its roof is missing, causing suffering to passengers during the rain and the sun when they wait for buses there. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Without the company of an adult, a group of schoolchildren prepare to cross the busy Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur of Tangail yesterday. Although road accidents are a major cause of deaths in the country and pedestrians make up a large portion of the victim group, the general people seem to be indifferent to their own safety. Photo: Star
