This wooden bridge over the Pyain River in Jaflong of Sylhet has been built illegally by a section of stone traders to facilitate the movement of stone-carrying trucks. It blocks the natural flow of the once pristine river, which has already lost much of its beauty to rampant stone extraction. The photo was taken on Sunday. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Pedestrians crossing the busy Bangla Motor intersection in the city although there is a footbridge nearby. Only a few people use the footbridge while most others do not bother doing so. This utter disregard for traffic rule often leads to fatal accidents. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Students of colleges from across the capital demonstrate on Dhaka University campus yesterday, demanding abolition of the practice of creative methods in higher secondary education. photo: star
A young boy views paintings on river and nature at an exhibition on the International Day of Action for Rivers yesterday, to raise awareness against pollution and grabbing of rivers and canals of Sylhet, on Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar premises. The event was jointly organised by Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa), Surma River Water Keeper, UKBET, Bhoomishontan Bangladesh, and Green Explore Society of Sust. Environmentalists with the slogan "Surma is our mother, will not dump waste on her" also distributed leaflets, highlighting the importance of rivers and canals in people's lives. Photo: Sheikh Naser
A microbus catches fire at noon in the capital's Science Laboratory intersection yesterday with dark smoke billowing from the vehicle. None was injured in the incident and according to fire service the fire initiated due to a technical glitch in the engine. Photo: Banglar Chokh
The Queen Mother of Bhutan, Tshering Pem Wangchuck, is being greeted with a bouquet by Foreign Secretary (bilateral and consular) Mizanur Rahman at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: PID
Two indigenous men carrying a patient on foot at a remote para (village) in Bandarban's Thanchi upazila to take him to hospital. Locals are forced to take patients this way to hospitals, as no transport is available in the area. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Barua
With no protective gear, a worker perched precariously on a wooden rung paints the exterior wall of a building in Chittagong. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
Sitting next to him is another worker. Construction workers often perform such highly dangerous tasks without proper protective gear, and the authorities concerned keep turning a blind eye to the safety issues. The photos were taken in the port city's Jamal Khan area yesterday. Photo: Anurup Kanti Das
