A trader arranges a pile of earthen utensils on the bank of Piyan river in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet. While the popularity of pottery has long been on the wane, a handful of traders still bring large quantities of the goods to Sylhet during winter. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Dozens of small boats ferry people between Sadarghat and Dockyard in Keraniganj every day, directly across the route of launches. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The big vessels sometimes get dangerously close and the boatmen have to row quickly to avoid danger. The photos were taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Law enforcers walk before a BNP procession led by Afroza Abbas in Khilgaon area of the capital yesterday. The campaign of BNP candidate for Dhaka-9 has been attacked on two occasions in the last two weeks. Police said they were deployed to avert any untoward incident. Photo: Collected
Law enforcers walk before a BNP procession led by Afroza Abbas in Khilgaon area of the capital yesterday. The campaign of BNP candidate for Dhaka-9 has been attacked on two occasions in the last two weeks. Police said they were deployed to avert any untoward incident. Photo:Collected
Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, third from left, in a procession in Habiganj-1 area campaigning for Jatiya Oikyafront nominee Reza Kibria on Friday. Ariful is one of the accused in the case filed over the murder of Reza's father and former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria. Reza declined to comment on this. Photo: collected
