The project to renovate the Osmani Udyan was taken up by the Dhaka South City Corporation in January 2017 and the original deadline was June 2018. The deadline was then extended to June 2019, then 2020, and then 2021. Now in October 2024, despite significant progress, the work remains incomplete. The photo was taken yesterday.
PHOTO: RASHED SHUMON
With nothing to do while waiting, a child prepares for her exams while two other people lounge in a compartment of the Burimari Express, which was delayed by at least four to five hours, at the Kamalapur Rail Station yesterday. Multiple trains had to face such delays, while three trains’ operations were cancelled, due to a Panchagarh Express train’s derailment the day before, resulting in the sufferings of hundreds of passengers. Rail services across Bangladesh were thrown into disarray due to the incident.
PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN
The wreckage of an auto-rickshaw after it collided head-on with a truck on Itakhola-Monohardi Road in Narsingdi’s Shibpur upazila yesterday. The accident left six people dead.
Photo: Collected
Latika Mandal and her family members prepare mats which they will sell for Tk 500-600 per piece at local markets. During the monsoon, they collect the natural fibres to weave the mats from the nearby canals. The photo was taken from Beel Pabla in Dumuria of Khulna yesterday. Photo: Habibur Rahman
