Commuters, including students and office-goers, were forced to walk to their destinations as there was a road blockade in place yesterday morning. Protesting CNG-run autorickshaw drivers demanded the cancellation of the BRTA order directing legal action for ignoring government-set metered rates. The photo was taken in the capital’s Jatrabari area. Photo: Star

Amid roaring water cannons, a protester stands defiant, fist raised high, voicing her demands in the capital’s Shahbagh yesterday. Police used batons, water cannons, tear gas, and sound grenades to disperse those demonstrating for the reinstatement of 6,531 assistant teachers in government primary schools. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS

BATTLING FOR BREAD … A woman struggles as chaos breaks out in front of a TCB truck on the capital’s Abdul Gani Road as scores of people scramble to buy kitchen essentials at subsidised prices yesterday. As food cost continues to soar, the desperation among low-income families grows by the day. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN