A collapsed portion of a bridge on Patuakhali's Gazalia canal under Galachipa upazila. The structure gave way when a brick-laden trailer was crossing it.!
VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC RULES
A youth runs across the road to get on a moving bus dodging traffic.
A man, among several jaywalkers, raises his hand to signal a vehicle to stop to cross the Airport Road, instead of using the footbridge just a few feet away. Violation of traffic rules continues amid the ongoing Traffic Week, which was launched to strictly enforce traffic laws.
WHAT'S THE POINT OF A RAIL GATE?
Rail gates are meant to keep the tracks clear of traffic when a train passes through, but a metal pole on a pivot is no match for human nonchalance. A rickshaw puller and his passenger squeeze through the closed rail gate.
Pedestrians of all ages -- talking on the phone, or with a child tagging along and groceries in hand -- all saunter onto the tracks with a train approaching.
Despite all the pollution and river-grabbing along its banks, Karnaphuli flows along, providing not just a commercially crucial role to the port city, but also a sight to behold on an autumn evening as the sun sets on the cityscape.
HISTORY ON WHEELS…
Schoolgirls wait in queue to visit a mobile Liberation War Museum at Badaghat Model High School in Sylhet yesterday morning. The mobile museum exhibits various war memorabilia and documents to make the youths aware of the country's struggle for liberation.