The damaged portion of the metal fence surrounding the Anti-Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture on the Dhaka University campus after a speeding car crashed into it yesterday. Shahbagh police seized the badly damaged car and detained the female driver who was released later. The sculpture was created by Shaymol Chowdhury in late '90s. Photo: Star
Dead chickens disposed of on the roadside in the capital's Kaptan Bazar -- one of the largest poultry markets of the country. Photo: Mahbubur Rahman Khan
An ill-managed garbage collection area of the market where animal waste including dead poultry, feathers, skin, bones, blood and fat are left in the open. As the city authorities fall short of addressing environmental and public health threats through any form of pollution controls, similar mismanagement of animal waste is found in almost all poultry markets in the city. According to experts, improper collection and disposal of untreated animal waste can harm human health and pollute groundwater. Photo: Mahbubur Rahman Khan
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor presides over the ongoing sixth Conference of Parties of Unesco's Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions at Unesco headquarters in Paris yesterday. The conference is being held from June 12-15. Photo: Collected
