Today's Gallery (2022.09.11)

Truckers illegally park their vehicles on a road in the capital’s Tejgaon area, disregarding the fact that their act almost blocks the road. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The locally made vehicle, powered by a tiller machine, has no safety mechanism and is illegal. Yet, many people are travelling on it, risking their lives. The three-wheelers seen in the background are also illegal as they cannot be registered with the BRTA. The photo was taken recently on Tongibari-Munshiganj road. Photo: Palash Khan
Amid the summer heat, 12-year-old Shakil carries brick chips on his head at a site where construction materials are sold in the capital’s Shyampur area. The incomes of his rickshaw puller father and house help mother is insufficient for running their 4-member family. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Boats full of hog plums at Kuriyana Bazar of Pirojpur, from where traders will send these to different districts on trucks. These plums of Barishal region is famous across the country. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: Titu Das
FEASTING ON TURAG ... Encroachers sand-fill the Turag past the concrete boundary markers near Birula bridge in Dhaka. Locals say the grabbers sometimes use heavy equipment to move the pillars after midnight. Vessels carrying sand are seen moored to both banks of the river. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
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