Construction workers on a high-rise building in the capital’s Dhanmondi without safety barriers or gear, despite frequent fatal accidents. Such practices violate the Bangladesh National Building Code, which mandates worker safety. The photo was taken recently.
Photo: Prabir Das
festive breeze... The arrival of autumn is marked by the gentle sways of white kans grass (kashful) beneath the blue sky. For many, this scene signals the coming of Durga Puja, as people travel miles to spend holidays with friends and family amid fields blanketed with kashful. The photo was taken in Aranghata, Khulna recently.
Photo: Habibur Rahman
Eight-year-old Samira lies in bed at Mugda Medical College Hospital yesterday as her worried mother, Malancha, holds the IV tube to ensure the saline drips properly. Samira, from the Basabo Buddhist Temple area, was admitted last Wednesday after being diagnosed with dengue. Till Friday, the DGHS recorded 147 dengue deaths and 40,709 cases so far this year.
PHOTO: PALASH KHAN
