A fruit vendor, Mazed pulls down the barricade at a rail crossing in the city's Gendaria while a Narayanganj-bound train passes. The selfless man arranged money for installing the bar and has been working there voluntarily for about 15 years. Photo:
Anisur Rahman
Bangladesh Railway put up a warning sign at the crossing declaring that the level crossing is unmanned and the commuters should cross it on their own risk. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Mazed holding the bar tight. The photos were taken on Saturday.Photo: Anisur Rahman
workers loading logs onto a mini-truck. Forest wood is piled up at a brick kiln in the area which would be used to produce bricks. The photos were taken recently in Tindu area of Thanchi upazila. Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Barua
workers loading logs onto a mini-truck. Forest wood is piled up at a brick kiln in the area which would be used to produce bricks. The photos were taken recently in Tindu area of Thanchi upazila. Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Loggers at work in a deep forest in Bandarban. Illegal logging continues unabated in the hill district, causing deforestation and destruction of precious wildlife habitats. Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Students of South Breeze School on its premises in Dhaka during programmes marking the 25th founding anniversary of The Daily Star. Class IX students participated in an inter-school debate and the seventh- and eighth-graders took part in an essay competition. Photo: Collected
