Two men taking a worn-out car apart on the premises of the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station recently. Dust continues to gather on seized vehicles as they are kept there for years. Sometimes, car parts get stolen from the place right under the law enforcers' nose. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Vehicles remain at a standstill for hours on Airport road due to a massive gridlock. Photo: Palash Khan and Rashed Shumon
City dwellers inch through traffic on Mirpur road. Most of the main thoroughfares of the capital remain beset by huge traffic problems almost every day, making even the shortest journeys a nightmare. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan and Rashed Shumon
This 20-metre stretch of the Jamalpur-Madarganj road in Jamalpur was washed away by flood on August 15, snapping road communications and causing huge suffering for people. The photo was taken on Tuesday noon. Photo: ABM Aminul Islam
Some villagers crossing a flooded waterbody on a raft in Kurigram Sadar recently. Hundreds of people in the area are forced to cross the waterbody this way after floodwater washed away the bridge over it. Photo: Star
Several homeless boys sleep on a footbridge while people walk by. The homeless sleep, in many cases, live on footbridges -- a situation that discourages people from using those. The photo was taken on the footbridge on Mirpur Road near Labaid Diagnostic Centre around 1:00pm yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Workers push an overloaded cart on a road in the port city's Chaktai area yesterday. The metal drums tied with ropes hanging precariously outside the length of the cart can cause a severe accident. Photo: Prabir Das
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over a cheque to the wife of Rab Intelligence Wing Director Lt Col Abul Kalam Azad at Prime Minister's Office yesterday. Azad was hit by splinters in a blast near a militant den in Sylhet city on March 25. He died in the early hours of March 31. The premier also distributed cheques among the families of other law enforcers who were killed during the raid. Photo: PMO
