Cooking continues using illegal gas connections in Korail slum, with households paying Tk 600–700 per stove monthly. The photo was taken from the east side of the Ershad field. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A restaurant in the Jamai Bazar area of Korail slum operates using illegal gas connections. Each stove costs Tk 60–200 daily. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
The Korail slum in Mohakhali, with 30,000 shanties, generates illegal earnings of several million taka per month for syndicates through unauthorised Titas gas connections. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A sand-laden bulkhead gets stranded on a submerged char in the Balu River at Bauler Bazar area in Dhaka’s Demra. The photo was taken at 8:00am on Friday, Jan 10, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
A sand-laden bulkhead gets stranded on a submerged char in the Balu River at Bauler Bazar area in Dhaka’s Demra. The photo was taken at 8:00am on Friday, Jan 10, 2025. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Guests attend the launch event of “Rajbondir Jobanbondi” – which translates to "The Statement of Political Prisoner" – a book about Khaleda Zia at the BNP Chairperson’s Office in Dhaka’s Gulshan on Thursday, Jan 9, 2024.
Family members of BDR personnel hold a protest rally at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025, to demand a fair trial over the Pilkhana massacre, the release of “innocent” BDR personnel and the reinstatement and compensation of BDR personnel who lost their jobs through “no fault of their own”. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Family members of BDR personnel hold a protest rally at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025, to demand a fair trial over the Pilkhana massacre, the release of “innocent” BDR personnel and the reinstatement and compensation of BDR personnel who lost their jobs through “no fault of their own”. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Students hoist a banner reading “Titumir University” at the main gate and administrative building of the college campus on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025, to demand an independent university. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Students write the abbreviation “TU” for Titumir University with spraypaint cans on the road of Titumir College. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Rows and rows of pineapples have been planted in the hills of Naniachar area along the Khagrachari-Rangamati road. Pineapples from the farms here are in great demand due to their sweet taste. Photo: Samir Mallick
Crowds gather on the sidewalks of Dhaka’s Gulistan to buy winter clothes as the cold has intensified over the past few days, boosting sales in shops. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
Crowds gather at sidewalk shops near Gulistan General Post Office, or GPO, to buy coats and blazers, priced between Tk 300 and Tk 2500. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
After seven long years, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman sees his mother, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in person after she lands at London’s Heathrow International Airport on Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia speaks to her daughter-in-law Zubaida Rahman after arriving at London’s Heathrow International Airport on Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025.
While residents in different parts of Dhaka are struggling with severe gas shortages, there is no such issue in Korail slum. However, none of the houses here have legal gas meters. Photo: Abdullah al Momin
