Two magpie-robins playing joyfully at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Two partially submerged launches in the Buriganga in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital. Having gone bankrupt, the owners of the launches, which used to operate between Dhaka and Barisal, left them abandoned here several years ago. It is not clear why the authorities have not removed the vessels yet. The photo was taken a few days ago. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A group of Chakma men and women performs their traditional dance on the premises of Rangamati Cultural Institute yesterday, the first day of the three-day New Year celebrations in the district. Chakma people call the festival Biju, while it is Bishu for Tanchangyas, Boisu for Tripuras and Sangrai for Marma people. Photo: Anvil Chakma
A woman narrowly escapes as two buses, without giving almost any room to each other, go past her on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue while she crosses the busy Bangla Motor intersection amid traffic. It has not been even three days, college student Rajib Hossain lost his hand after it got stuck between two buses trying to overtake each other in the area. Photo: Amran Hossain
An everyday pandemonium at the intersection where be it people, cars, motorbikes or three-wheelers, every one tries to cross it first. Photo: Amran Hossain
A bus stops in the middle of the avenue while the helper stretches his arm out to call for passengers. There was another bus just behind, which had to stop abruptly to avert an accident. Such situations have become a daily scenario with everyone playing a part. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Covering her nose, a woman crosses the Rampura-Banasree Road that may be mistaken for a desert. Disregarding health concerns of locals, the authorities left the road in this state for a long time. Photo: Rashed Shumon
The massive amount of dust blown away from the road is kept on the side of a U-loop of Hatirjheel road next to Rampura bridge. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Shatbari slum is burning at West Kaiyumpur in Fatullah area of Narayanganj yesterday. Around 50 shanties were gutted in the fire that originated from an oven, fire officials quoted the slum dwellers as saying. Firefighters doused the blaze in nearly an hour. The loss caused by the fire was not known immediately. No casualty was reported. Photo: Star
