A fisherman using his cast net for a catch in the Shitalakkhya will soon become a rarity with the end of the monsoon which had given the river fresh water. Within a few days, the water will take on its usual pitch black hue, exposing the level of its pollution. The photo was taken in Kanchpur of Narayanganj yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Bikers riding on sidewalks due to a huge tailback at Banglamotor in the capital around 3:30pm yesterday are creating chaos and difficulty for pedestrians even though this is strictly prohibited. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
Executive magistrate, Al-Amin, right, talking to passengers of a double-decker bus about the fare they were being charged in the capital's Ramna yesterday. Later, he fined the bus conductor Tk 1,000 for charging extra. BRTA recently initiated a mobile court to minimise the suffering of commuters due to fleecing of them by many public transport companies despite a recent government approved fare hike. Photo: SK Enamul Haq
Nine social organisations form a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the capital yesterday protesting fleecing of bus passengers by many transport companies despite a recent fare hike approved by the government. Photo: Banglar Chokh
A group of drivers and pedestrians got into scuffles with cops after a traffic sergeant had beaten up a pickup truck driver, Kamal at Gulshan-1 intersection of the capital, just because he had failed to stop at the exact spot where the sergeant had ordered him to stop. Photo: Amran Hossain
A group of drivers and pedestrians got into scuffles with cops after a traffic sergeant had beaten up a pickup truck driver, Kamal, the man in the middle in the top right photo, at Gulshan-1 intersection of the capital, just because he had failed to stop at the exact spot where the sergeant had ordered him to stop. Photo: Amran Hossain
Later, the protesters were also roughed up, beaten, and chased away by the sergeant's colleagues. Despite repeated requests from The Daily Star photojournalist, the cops did not give the name of the sergeant. Photo: Amran Hossain
