Pedestrians walk beneath a tangle of hanging cables, posing the risk of accidents at any moment. The photo was taken on Toynbee Circular Road in the capital’s Motijheel area recently. Photo: Palash Khan
Police negotiate with protesting students of United International University, who blocked a road in the capital’s Notunbazar area for hours yesterday, disrupting traffic. The demonstrators had gathered there to press home their demands, including the withdrawal of expulsion orders against some students.
PHOTO: STAR
A worker washes used polythene bags -- once carriers of chemicals -- in the already polluted Buriganga River, adding to the environmental concerns. The photo was taken in the Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Every Friday during the monsoon, traders gather at the Atghar Floating Market in Pirojpur’s Swarupkati upazila to sell boats. Farmers from nearby villages buy them, at prices ranging from Tk 2,500 to Tk 7,000, depending on size, and use them for farming, fishing, transporting fodder, and other daily needs. The photo was taken last Friday.
PHOTO: TITU DAS
