A bull leaps out of a train carriage after arriving at the Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka from Jamalpur district. After 12 years, the Bangladesh Railway assigned a special carriage to carry a consignment of cattle. Railway officials said the initiative was taken for cattle owners to avail cheap and safe transport facilities amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. PHOTO:
PRABIR DAS
An old man playing a marble game with young boys as onlookers watch on a bridge in Tangail Sadar upazila’s Hugra char near the Jamuna. Due to floods caused by upstream water and rainfall, most of the char has been inundated and this bridge is one of the few dry places left. PHOTO:
MIRZA SHAKIL
Shopkeepers in the capital’s Rajdhani Super Market wait in vain for customers, as even the usually-festive residents of Old Dhaka steer clear of clothes shopping ahead of Eid. Whether it is due to a financial crunch or the fear of coronavirus contraction, the volume of shopping seems to have declined, much to the dismay of business owners. The photo was taken on Tuesday. PHOTO: FIROZ AHMED
This statue of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, named “Bojrokonttho” was unveiled in Chattogram city’s Halishahar Boro Pole area, by Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin yesterday. The 26-foot (including base), 30-tonne statue is made of reinforced cement concrete and took four months to complete. PHOTO:
RAJIB RAIHAN
