Today's Gallery (2021.01.07)

Risking their lives, people jump over a median railing on a flyover after being dropped off by a bus in the capital’s Postogola. Violating traffic rules, most bus drivers drop passengers in the middle of flyovers. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN
A thick layer of white perlite powder on the water of a pond in Shitolpur area of Chattogram city. The powder used as insulation on ships carrying liquefied natural gas is supposed to be buried, but here, the workers simply release it in water bodies. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Photo: Rajib Raihan
Representational Photo: AFP
Students queue up to receive their new books for the next grade at Tejgaon Govt Girls’ High School. Although premises of educational institutions remain closed, online classes are ongoing during the pandemic. This photo was taken recently. Photo: Prabir Das
Tara Mia rides his bicycle through Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the capital, with two orange seedlings secured on the passenger seat. An avid rooftop gardener, he bought the seedlings for Tk 320 each to add to his expanding collection of fruit and flower plants. Photo: Prabir Das