A torn sheet of a metal barrier on Khilgaon flyover sticks out precariously over a traffic lane yesterday afternoon. The authorities concerned seem to be oblivious to the danger on one of the busiest flyovers in the capital. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
Instead of being in school, 12-year-old Alamgir toils 12 hours a day in an aluminium utensil factory for just Tk 150. He had to make the choice between food on his plate and an education. The photos were taken at a factory in Muradpur in Chittagong city yesterday. Today is World Day Against Child Labour. Photo: Prabir Das
Instead of being in school, 12-year-old Alamgir toils 12 hours a day in an aluminium utensil factory for just Tk 150. He had to make the choice between food on his plate and an education. The photos were taken at a factory in Muradpur in Chittagong city yesterday. Today is World Day Against Child Labour. Photo: Prabir Das
Huge piles of garbage left on the side and on the slow lane of Dhaka-Aricha highway at Hemaetpur of Savar. Yesterday morning, a motorbike rider slipped on the garbage and was run over by a microbus. The biker was killed on the spot. At least five bikers fell there until 5:00pm yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan
