People from all walks of life pay their last respects before the open casket of filmmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu at the capital's Central Shaheed Minar yesterday. Khalid died as a tree fell on him while he was passing through a road in the city's Dhanmondi on Monday. Photo: Star
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of Kuwait, shaking hands in the Palace of Amir (Dewan Amiri) on Tuesday. Prof Yunus is on a three day visit to Kuwait on an official invitation. Photo: Collected
American Alumni Association and Apollo Hospitals Dhaka yesterday sign an agreement to offer members of the association a five percent discount on hospital services. President, secretary, and treasurer of American Alumni Association and high officials of Apollo Hospitals were present at the ceremony. Photo: Collected
This bus of Ajmeri Glory Paribahan rammed through the median strip, hit a utility pole and drove onto a footpath along the Bir Uttam Shamsul Alam Road near Kakrail Intersection in the capital yesterday afternoon. A rickshaw-puller and two school teachers were injured in the incident. The policemen at the scene said the driver lost control over the vehicle as its brakes failed. Photo: Amran Hossain
This bus of Ajmeri Glory Paribahan rammed through the median strip, hit a utility pole and drove onto a footpath along the Bir Uttam Shamsul Alam Road near Kakrail Intersection in the capital yesterday afternoon. A rickshaw-puller and two school teachers were injured in the incident. The policemen at the scene said the driver lost control over the vehicle as its brakes failed. Photo: Amran Hossain
Decorated boats in formation plying the Kacha river in Pirojpur. The local administration organised the boat parade on Tuesday afternoon, marking the end of Hilsa Fry Preservation Week that began on March 2. The event was aimed at raising awareness among fishermen against catching hilsa fries. Photo: Habibur Rahman
