A man sews up holes in his fishing net sitting under an umbrella in scorching heat at Fishery Ghat area by the Karnaphuli river in Chittagong. As the government imposed a ban on fishing in the region between May 20 and July 23, the fishermen have been whiling away the days taking care of their fishing gears. The photo was taken on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Firefighters try to douse a fire at a sub-station of Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd in the capital's Paribagh last night. The fire raged the sub-station for about an hour, burning one of its four transformers. Photo: Collected
A cockroach floats amid sweets at a manufacturing factory of the sweets brand Rosh in Demra, Dhaka. A Rab-10 mobile court yesterday fined the factory Tk 12 lakh for producing sweets and vermicelli in unhygienic conditions. Roaches and mosquites were found in the sweets, food was being made with unpurified water and some packaging had wrong manufacturing dates, said Sarwoer Alam, who conducted the drive. The factory was fined two years ago, but the condition has not changed, he said. Photo: AMRAN HOSSAIN
A cockroach floats amid sweets at a manufacturing factory of the sweets brand Rosh in Demra, Dhaka. A Rab-10 mobile court yesterday fined the factory Tk 12 lakh for producing sweets and vermicelli in unhygienic conditions. Roaches and mosquites were found in the sweets, food was being made with unpurified water and some packaging had wrong manufacturing dates, said Sarwoer Alam, who conducted the drive. The factory was fined two years ago, but the condition has not changed, he said. Photo: AMRAN HOSSAIN
A test train arrives at the newly built Pabna Railway Station yesterday. People of all walks of life gather on the platform to see the train. The town never had a station of its own and the nearest station was Iswardi. The Iswardi-Paban rail line is expected to open soon. Photo: Star
A test train arrives at the newly built Pabna Railway Station yesterday. People of all walks of life gather on the platform to see the train. The town never had a station of its own and the nearest station was Iswardi. The Iswardi-Paban rail line is expected to open soon. Photo: Star
BNP activists in Chittagong clash over seating arrangement at an iftar yesterday marking the 37th death anniversary of the party's founder Ziaur Rahman, which left a few injured, at the International Convention Hall. BNP city unit president Shahadat Hossain, however, denied that anyone was hurt, claiming that outsiders caused the ruckus. Photo: Collected
BNP activists in Chittagong clash over seating arrangement at an iftar yesterday marking the 37th death anniversary of the party's founder Ziaur Rahman, which left a few injured, at the International Convention Hall. BNP city unit president Shahadat Hossain, however, denied that anyone was hurt, claiming that outsiders caused the ruckus. Photo: Collected
Block printers are busy at work in the capital's New Market as they prepare for the breakneck sales ahead of the Eid. Apparel stores have already begun enjoying brisk trade. The pictures were taken on Saturday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Block printers are busy at work in the capital's New Market as they prepare for the breakneck sales ahead of the Eid. Apparel stores have already begun enjoying brisk trade. The pictures were taken on Saturday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Block printers are busy at work in the capital's New Market as they prepare for the breakneck sales ahead of the Eid. Apparel stores have already begun enjoying brisk trade. The pictures were taken on Saturday. Photo: Amran Hossain
