HOME AND ABROAD

Unwanted, Unused

Lalmonirhat. A sluice gate, constructed on a canal by the Local Government Engineering Department at Sakoa village in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat in 2004, lies inoperative for years.

Dangerous Donation

Dhaka. A mobile court found this addict with a large number of needle marks on his hand at a blood bank of Bakshibazar in the capital on Saturday. He had donated blood just five days earlier and had gone there again to sell blood and pay for his addiction.

Don’t Kill Me

Venezuela. A Venezuelan student holds a sign reading 'GNB don't kill me. I want to graduate' in front of a National Guard member in Altamira square in Caracas.

Easter Surprise

Germany. Every year since 1965, Volker and his wife Christa have spent up to two weeks decorating the tree with their collection of 10,000 colourful hand-painted Easter eggs in time for Easter celebrations.

Game Time

Afghanistan. Afghan horsemen and spectators gather on an arid patch of land near snow-capped mountains to play the traditional sport of Buzkashi near Bamiyan city in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan.