A young girl shows off her catch. She carries a poloi on her other hand. Polob Bawa brings people from all walks of life together on the occasion of one of the the biggest festivals of the district. While the beel once teemed with fish, last year's yield was not satisfactory. This year, though, almost everyone managed to catch something. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Thousands of locals descend on Goyahori Boro Beel in Dalautpur of Biswanath upazila in Sylhet to partake in an over 100-year-old tradition. Known as “Polob Bawa”, the festival sees even Bangladeshi expats from Sylhet returning to the country to join. Armed with polois (a local fishing tool), fishing poles and bamboos, everyone attempts to catch a fish and take it home to complete the celebrations. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Winners of the Bogra round of “Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef-2018” at Godhuli Community Centre in Bogra town on Saturday. The duo -- Nahar and Duria-Tun-Noor -- received Super Chef aprons from judges and qualified for the central round to be held in Dhaka. The next regional round will be held in Khulna today. Photo: Star
A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane is seen struck in mud on an embankment, a day after skidding off the airstrip, after landing at Trabzon's airport on the Black Sea coast yesterday. Officials confirmed that there were no injuries among the 162 passengers onboard as well as two pilots and four cabin crews after they were evacuated. Photo: AFP
