Assisted by fellow passengers, an elderly man jumps from one launch to another in the Padma, putting his life at risk. Bound for Barishal, he had to catch the other vesseyl after finding that he boarded a Shariatpur-bound launch in Dhaka. The photo was taken in Munshiganj recently. Photo:
Anisur Rahman
Victims gather around the burnt remains of a slum in the capital’s Kathalbagan yesterday. A fire razed shanties at the slum on Thursday night. Photo: Star
Day labourers picking diamond potatoes at a farm in Munshiganj’s Haldia area. There has been a bumper harvest of the popular vegetable, which can be bought at source for Tk 9 per kilogramme and sold in kitchen markets for between Tk 15 and Tk 18 per kg. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A man sits inside a moshari, posing to be killing mosquitoes even inside the net, while others gather behind him in a human chain. Bharatia Parishad (Renters’ Association) yesterday staged this unique demonstration in front of Jatiya Press Club, condemning the Dhaka city mayors’ lacklustre efforts in tackling the mosquito menace. Photo: Palash Khan
