A truck crashes into the Saarc Fountain at Sonargaon intersection in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area, damaging a part of the fountain's base and a traffic signal post on it.

Artists call upon the government to protect all the memorials of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam across the country. They form a human chain in front of Saarc Fountain at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka today, ahead of the 117th birthday of the rebel poet.