Two children, who came to the Central Shaheed Minar with their parents, paying tribute to the language movement martyrs by placing flowers at the Shaheed Minar altar as yesterday was the International Mother Language Day. Amidst the pandemic, people from all walks of life thronged there to pay homage to the brave sons of the soil who laid down their lives in 1952 for their mother tongue Bangla. Photo: Rashed Shumon
A man in a torn T-shirt and with bruises on his arm tied to an electrical post in Goneshtola area of Dinajpur town. Seeing the man with two rods, locals thought he was a thief. They tied him up and assaulted him. He was in this state for around four hours before police rescued him. The photo was taken yesterday morning. Photo: Kongkon Karmaker
Firefighters and locals dousing a fire that broke out in Cumilla Potti area in the capital’s Maniknagar yesterday. The fire broke out in a tin-built house around 3:20pm and firefighters doused the flames around 6:15pm. Fire service officials said more than 200 rooms were burnt down. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Photo: Collected
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A seller holds up two geese he brought to the weekly haat at Tongi yesterday, where poultry birds and pigeons are in high demand among buyers. Each geese weighing etween four to five kg, sells for Tk 1500-2000. Photo: Prabir Das
