A blue-tailed bee-eater, locally known as Shuichora, stretches its wings on a branch at Arakul in Dhaka’s Keraniganj. This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured slender bird. It is predominantly green. Its face has a narrow blue patch and a black eye stripe. The bird is seen mostly in open habitats close to water.
Photo: Timu Hossain
Congestion at Jatrabari intersection under the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover around noon yesterday. Slow repair work on the road has made things worse.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Workers of Bangladesh Water Development Board dump concrete blocks and sandbags on a road along the Dudhkumar river in Pateshwari area of Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila yesterday. The river has been swelling due to rain and onrush of water from upstream and threatening to flood farmland and villages on the right.
Photo: S Dilip Roy
