The Bangladesh Ambulance Owners’ Welfare Association park ambulances in front of the Jatiya Press Club yesterday to press home their five demands, including a national policy for ambulance services and an end to alleged police harassment of drivers on roads. The organisation also announced a nationwide strike from April 12.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
After a nine-day Eid vacation, all public and private offices, banks, and courts reopened yesterday. The photo shows officials and employees entering the Secretariat building in the capital yesterday morning. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Suffocating the neighbourhoods: Thick smoke billowing from the burning waste at Matuail landfill in Dhaka’s Demra shrouds the sky. The toxic haze drifts towards the neighbourhoods forcing people to inhale the nearly unbreathable air. Exposure to such poor quality air not only triggers short-term health issues but also long-term respiratory complications. Today is World Health Day. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Workers preparing and arranging ledgers at a shop in Chattogram’s Andorkilla on Saturday. The demand has skyrocketed ahead of Halkhata, a festival the traders celebrate by starting afresh with a new book on Pahela Baishakh, with the hope that all customers would settle their dues before the Bangla New Year.
Photo: Rajib Raihan
