This road in Soloshahar area of Chittagong city is in a sorry state. Many paved thoroughfares of the port city have turned into gravel roads due to poor maintenance and waterlogging. This photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
Newly appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Rina Prithyasmiarsi Soemarno pays a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the capital on Tuesday. Photo: PMO
A man fishes in the Buriganga in Bosila of Keraniganj yesterday. Though the residents of the area are blessed with this river, for a long time they could not enjoy fishing because the water was too polluted to sustain aquatic life. The locals said the river water got clear due to monsoon rain and relocation of tanneries from nearby Hazaribagh. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Two Buddhist children pray in a temple in Chittagong city's Nondon Kanon yesterday, marking Modhu Purnima, a full moon festival celebrated in Bangladesh and Thailand. On the day Buddha retreated to the wilderness of Parileyya forest to bring peace between two quarrelling factions of disciples. According to legend, a monkey and an elephant named Parileyyaka fed him during this time, the elephant bringing fruit and the monkey bringing a honeycomb. The monkey was so excited when the Buddha accepted his gift that he began leaping from tree to tree and fell to his death. However, he was immediately reborn in Tavatimsa as a result of his generosity. Photo:Prabir Das
Taking risks, students of Charkaranji Secondary School cross Mora Nodir Khal through a bamboo bridge in Karnakathi union of Sadar upazila in Barisal. The bridge is the only means for the villagers of the union to cross the canal. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Star
