Local people have built this bamboo bridge on their own to cross the Banasree canal to commute between Banasree and Aftabnagar residential areas. For their daily business, the people have to make the crossing several times every day to avoid a tiresome and time-consuming detour since there is no other option. Although this bridge has made their lives a lot easier, its shaky structure may collapse and cause casualties anytime. This bridge is around half a kilometre away from Rampura bridge and there was no other such structure across the long canal. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Palash Khan
Executive Magistrate Syed Morad Ali of the deputy commissioner's (DC's) office in Chittagong penalises a driver for failing to show all valid papers and defying traffic rules in the city's Tiger Pass area yesterday. The mobile court, accompanied by Ansar battalion personnel, fined 15 vehicles a total of Tk 4,500 as part of a campaign to bring discipline in vehicular movement in the port city. Photo: Star
Indigenous youths dressed in native costumes perform dance at the inaugural session of the 22nd national student conference of Bangladesh Catholic Students' Movement in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar yesterday. The three-day programme is themed around the environment and the youth's unity for its conservation. Photo: Mintu Deshwara
Mere instructions do not work for Dhaka city commuters. Police have to intervene to make sure people stop getting into buses from places where it is prohibited. Near Saarc fountain intersection, a group of police prevent a crowd from disobeying the rules and force them into the designated spot, which is very close by, from where they should take the bus. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Palash Khan
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday pays a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban. During the meeting, the Speaker apprised the president of the preparation and activities of the upcoming 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) conference scheduled to be held in Dhaka during the November 1-8 next, reports UNB. Dr Shirin, also the CPA chairperson, informed him about different development activities of Bangladesh Parliament, including the Parliament Library. Photo: PID
