A boy guiding a raft of ducks to nearby fields for feeding them in Kothalpur area of Sylhet's Fenchuganj. Many in such haor areas have found duck farming to be a way of self-employment and solvency. Yunus Ali, a man from Kothalpur, said he is rearing 250 ducks this year after being inspired by other duck farmers in his village. The photo was taken a couple of days ago. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Chickens are food; they are also living beings. This truck carrying chickens in cages was making a long journey from Narsingdi to Morishya Bazar, in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar. It made a brief stop at Sadhonpur in Banskhali upazila, Chittagong to cool the fowls down with water from a nearby pond, so that they don't die of heat. Photo: Rajib Raihan
A deep drain is dug on the Mohammadpur end of the capital's Satmasjid Road -- right through high-voltage power lines of a sub-station of Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC), exposing the wire lines as part of the construction. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
