Fruit juices as well as sliced fruits sold by the vendors in port city's Cinema Palace area are apparently not just for people only, those also satiate the appetite of flies. Some of the vendors try to keep the flies away by using a makeshift flyswatter but to no avail. These hovering little insects continue to swoop down on serving glasses and plates full of fruits as those are kept uncovered. Photo: Rajib Raihan
With the source of water remaining unknown, such drinks are prepared and served in unhygienic conditions. Photo: Rajib Raihan
In addition, the same water is used for washing the fruits and utensils. Exhausted by the heat, many people have those oblivious to the health hazard it brings. The photos were taken recently. Photo: Rajib Raihan
As bikers won't stop using footpaths as seen on the inset photo, the authorities have to do something about it. To block them, bamboo poles have been set up on a footpath on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the capital. The photos were taken on Thursday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) conducts a drive to remove sand that traders dumped on the Turag river near its landing station in Ashulia. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Violating rules, an open garbage truck of Dhaka North City Corporation carries waste in the daytime, instead of early morning, to Moghbazar, spreading bad odour on the capital's busy Bangla Motor road. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Amran Hossain
The idea was to put planters containing trees on the medians to not only enhance the aesthetics, but also turn the city into a green one. Due to a lack of maintenance, some of the planters like this one on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue lie damaged. The tree or the broken pieces can fall on the street and cause an unwanted accident in no time. The photo was taken near the footbridge in Paribagh area yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan
