Students of Chittagong University protesting the July 17 incident of sexual assault for the fourth day yesterday. They lit lamp, sang songs of protest and reminded the authorities of their four-point demand at CU Railway Station. Photo: Naimur Rahman
An electric rickshaw getting recharged at a garage in Ashkona area of the capital yesterday. The battery-powered rickshaws, banned by the High Court in 2014, are still quite common on the outskirts of the city and they consume power from the grid. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A few huts still stand on stilts while many others like these have recently been washed away by the Shyala river in Joymoni area of Mongla, Bagerhat, during high tide. Many poor families in the area have been rendered homeless by what locals say is an unusually aggressive nature of the river. Photo: Habibur Rahman
Buses are parked near Saidabad level crossing yesterday leaving just one lane for traffic but that too is blocked by rickshaws travelling on the wrong side of the road. Such disregard for traffic rules is becoming all too common on Dhaka streets. Photo: Amran Hossain
A crane trying to recover two wagons of an Ishwardi-bound freight train that derailed near Halsa Railway Station in Kushtia around 6:45am yesterday. Quite a lot of the furnace oil in the wagons was spilt. Photo: Collected
