Boats have been lying idle near the banks of the Piyain river in Sylhet’s Jaflong for days. The river has lost much of its navigability as its water, which flows in from India’s Meghalaya, brings in a lot of sand and stones along with it – all of which has been collecting in the riverbed. As a result, boatmen and other locals, who rely on the river to make a living, have been heavily affected. The photo was taken at the Jaflong bridge yesterday.
PHOTO: SHEIKH NASIR
Photo: Suzit Kumar Das
Md Nazrul Khan sorting out tomatoes in Gopalbari village of Rajbari Sadar upazila. Below, he is packing the tomatoes to send them to Dhaka city. Nazrul sells them for Tk 14-15 a kg. The 42-year-old farmer, who cultivated tomatoes on an acre this year spending Tk 2 lakh, said he got good yield but was not making much profits due to low price in the market. The photos were taken recently. Photo: Suzit Kumar Das
Members of the Rover Scouts and Bangladesh National Cadet Corps yesterday decorated the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar with various kinds of flowers. The flowers they used were brought by visitors, who had come to pay their respects to the language martyrs and observe International Mother Language Day. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN
