HOME AND ABROAD

No Work, No Money

Dhaka. Sumon Saha, a tailor, sits idle in front of Tejgaon College at Farmgate in the capital yesterday. His business has been slow since the blockade began on January 6.

Careless Dumping

Nilphamari. Labourers employed by Ismail Beej Bhandar pf Kalabagan village in Saidpur upaizla under Nilphamari district load rotten potatoes onto a truck for dumping them on a nearby field, causing health hazards in the village.

Tears of Struggle

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Cambodian land rights activist Nget Khun (L), known locally as "Mommy", cries as she holds her daughter's hand (R) through a window of a prison car at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh.

Tribute to the Fallen
Oswiecim, Poland: Auschwitz survivor Miroslaw Celka walks out the gate after paying tribute to fallen comrades at the 'death wall' in the former Auschwitz concentration camp on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp.

Smooth Sailings

Hainan, China: The crew of Dongfeng Race Team sails into the harbour in Sanya on January 27 in the southern Chinese island of Hainan, 23 days 13 hours 31 minutes and 38 seconds after setting out from Abu Dhabi.

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