DHAKA: When he starts work at 5 a.m., Mohammed Hasan will for the next 12 to 14 hours keep his hands immersed in water mixed with different dyes from earthy to vivid hues, depending on the season’s latest fashion trends. Sometimes Hasan’s skin will hurt, burnt by a cocktail of chemicals used to obtain a particular color.
Sudden erosion by the Jamuna river has devoured several homesteads and vast farmlands within a few hours at Mazzan village in Sirajganj’s Shahzadpur upazila last week, creating panic among the villagers.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today expressed deep concern and outrage over suspending of a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) of Pakshey Division of Bangladesh Railways after he fined three passengers who were travelling without tickets, introducing themselves as the relatives of the railway minister.