Halting the operation of long-haul vehicles at night could not save this bus from arsonists. Bound for Dhaka from Sylhet, it came under attack around 8:30am yesterday, in Borolekha upazila of Moulvibazar. Photo: Star
A mahogany tree in Thakurgaon district town before it was chopped down by President of Thakurgaon Municipality Awami League Nazrul Islam on Wednesday. The ruling party leader also felled four other roadside trees of the same species in Goalpara last week, claiming that he owned those. However, the district administration said it owned all the five trees, worth Tk 3 lakh, because they were on government land. At least four administrative officials tried to resist the move, to no avail. Photo: Star
Bus helper Bappi is in excruciating pain at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital last night. He suffered severe burns when his bus came under a petrol bomb attack in the capitals Banasree around 8:00pm. Photo: Banglar Chokh
Jobseekers throng the Prabasi Kalyan Bhaban at Eskaton in the capital yesterday to get registered with the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training for employment in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Rashed Shumon
