Blocking the access of pedestrians to a nearby footbridge, not in picture, a trader has set up a shop on a pick-up at the intersection before Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital. Such occupation of pavements often forces pedestrians to walk on roads, putting their life at risk. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Piles of garbage on the Turag are polluting the water and narrowing the river near Abdullahpur bridge in Tongi. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Devotees offer prayers to Buddha at Nirbanpur Ban Bihar in Suvolong area of Rangamati yesterday. Photo: Anvil Chakma
Two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College walk on a footpath beside Airport Road. Bangladesh Army and the city corporation recently constructed it so that people can walk safely towards the bus stop and don’t have to wait for transport alongside the ramp of the flyover. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Considering safety of students, the authorities also blocked access to the ramp near the school, since two students of the institution were killed in July last year after a speeding bus hit them. Photo: Anisur Rahman
