Photo: Palash Khan/Star
People use illegally dredged silt from rivers to fill low-lying areas and floodplains so that those can be turned into housing plots. They use pipes like the one in the photo to conduct their illegal activity on an industrial scale. The photo was taken at Trimohani in the capital.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Motorbikers park their vehicles under an exit ramp of the Hanif flyover at Sayedabad during rain yesterday blocking eastbound lanes. This resulted in long tailbacks. Photo: Palash Khan
Thousands of Hindu devotees yesterday celebrated the Ratha Yatra (chariot festival) across the country with processions carrying the deities of Lord Jagannath. In the capital, with colourful banners and festoons, male and female devotees in traditional attires assembled at Swamibagh. The photo was taken in Dayaganj area. Photo: Prabir Das
