A white-breasted waterhen (dahuk) is put in a cage for sale at Dirai Bazar in Sunamganj. The native bird was poached from its natural habitat, although it is a punishable offence to buy and sell wild birds. The photo was taken recently.
Photo: Sheikh Nasir
DEATH BY GARBAGE... These trees in Bamoil area of the capital’s Demra have died in the last one year due to dumping of waste, locals say. Conservancy workers of Dhaka South City Corporation have been using this government property as a landfill, piling up all kinds of rubbish including a large volume of plastic and polythene, they added. The stench spreading from the spot also fouls up the area far and wide. The photo was taken earlier this week. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN
A man talks on a phone while on a motorbike with three other passengers on Airport Road in the capital’s Kurmitola area yesterday. The two children are not even wearing helmets. Such flouting of traffic rules and carelessness towards safety often lead to fatal road crashes. Photo: Prabir Das
