Smoke coming out of a brick kiln in Chechuri village of Khulna’s Dumuria. Bricks are baked in such earthen ovens set up at several homes in the village. People make the bricks and sell them ignoring the harm they are doing to the environment.
Photo: Habibur Rahman
Electricians installing wires on electric poles along the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar’s Boilapur area yesterday. None of the three in this photo are wearing safety helmets.
Photo: Rashed Shumon
Police fining a motorcyclist for getting on the pavement in front of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute in Tejgaon Industrial Area yesterday. Motorbikers often get on the pavement to avoid traffic even though it is illegal to do so. Photo: Prabir Das
With Chennai Super Kings needing 10 runs off the last two balls of the Indian Premier League final against reigning champions Gujarat Titans, Ravindra Jadeja hit a six and four in a last-ball thriller to secure a record-equalling fifth IPL title in a match that was likely skipper MS Dhoni’s farewell. Chennai chased down a revised target of 171 in 15 overs with five wickets to spare in a rain-hit IPL final. Photo: AFP
Land development is going on to set up a waste-fuelled power plant in the capital’s Aminbazar landfill. The plant will produce 42.5 megawatts of electricity every day using about 3,000 tonnes of waste collected from the Dhaka North City Corporation area. The photo was taken yesterday.
Photo: Rashed Shumon
