HOME AND ABROAD
The End of a River
Jhenidah. Lack of government initiatives to dredge the Kapotakkho river, flowing through Jhenidah's Moheshpur upazila, has shrunk it to the size of a mere canal, reducing the availability of fish, in turn affecting the livelihoods of communities along its banks.
Rotten Onions
Pabna. The wholesale market at Sujanagar in Pabna district sees huge quantity of rotten onions as farmers are in a hurry to sell off the vegetable preserved from last season's harvest that started rotting earlier than expected.
Stop the Madness
Missouri, United States. A woman protests the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Pride
Bangalore, India. An Indian transgender activist blows bubbles during the annual Bengaluru Pride March in Bangalore on November 23.
Cosmic Blessings
A Russian, Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft at the launch pad of the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome.
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