Police officials, with the help of locals, push a CNG-run autorickshaw off the railway tracks in Gazipur's Chhoto Daura. A five-member team of police, along with a sub-inspector, were travelling on the CNG and while crossing the tracks, the three-wheeler was hit by the Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express. One officer was hurt in the incident. The station master later said that there was a gate to prevent such accidents but it remained unmanned. Photo: Masum Billah
Posters plastered on the exterior of the boundary walls of Lalbagh Fort, immediately next to a sign that prohibits such actions. The site is often marred by such posters and banners, put up on behalf of local influentials. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Posters plastered on the exterior of the boundary walls of Lalbagh Fort, immediately next to a sign that prohibits such actions. The site is often marred by such posters and banners, put up on behalf of local influentials. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
REPULSIVE... In the overcrowded Dhaka, the Hatirjheel project was supposed to be a respite for city dwellers. But in some cases, it is doing quite the opposite. Whenever passing by the lake, a pedestrian or commuter is bound to catch the stench it gives off near Sonargaon hotel because several drainage pipes empty into this lake. Making matters worse is the recent waste of sacrificed animals getting into the water. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Chittagong City Corporation recently installed lampposts with solar panels for street lighting on the Marine Drive road, but some pillars have become shaky as unidentified people stole the bolts from the nuts on their base. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Photo: Rajib Raihan
The largest hand-drawn portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is placed near Raju Bhashkarjo at Dhaka University. Created by Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangsad, the artwork was initially put beside a gate of Suhrawardy Udyan ahead of National Mourning Day. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Star
A locally-made Ferris wheel installed on the premises of Rayerbazar memorial and the presence of several food carts there well explain how the historical site is maintained round the year, except on the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals Day (December 14). The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
