Telecoms and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar launches a training programme for the third step of the ‘info government’ project at a Dhaka hotel on Sunday.

US-Bangla Airlines CEO Imran Asif holds a press conference in Dhaka on Sunday on the initial report by a Nepali probe on the plane crash at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

US-Bangla Airlines CEO Imran Asif holds a press conference in Dhaka on Sunday on the initial report by a Nepali probe on the plane crash at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

US-Bangla Airlines CEO Imran Asif holds a press conference in Dhaka on Sunday on the initial report by a Nepali probe on the plane crash at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Emanuela Lecchi, head of competition at GSMA, discusses a report from the international organisation on Bangladesh’s mobile phone sector at a hotel in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Emanuela Lecchi, head of competition at GSMA, discusses a report from the international organisation on Bangladesh’s mobile phone sector at a hotel in Dhaka on Sunday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

The Buriganga River near Old Dhaka’s Badamtali is dark and filled with waste dumped by fruit warehouses on Saturday. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

The Buriganga River near Old Dhaka’s Badamtali is dark and filled with waste dumped by fruit warehouses on Saturday. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

People returning home after a long day are suddenly caught in a shower on the Buriganga River. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

A group crosses the Buriganga River on a boat lashed by rain near Dhaka’s Waiz Ghat. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

A boatman operates his craft on the Buriganga River, warding off the rain with an umbrella. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

A group crosses the Buriganga River on a boat lashed by rain near Dhaka’s Waiz Ghat. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

Members of Bangladesh Council to Protect General Students’ Rights light candles during a demonstration at Shahbagh on Saturday, demanding the maximum age limit for applying for the government jobs be raised to 35 from 30.

Members of Bangladesh Council to Protect General Students’ Rights light candles during a demonstration at Shahbagh on Saturday, demanding the maximum age limit for applying for the government jobs be raised to 35 from 30.

Members of Bangladesh Council to Protect General Students’ Rights light candles during a demonstration at Shahbagh on Saturday, demanding the maximum age limit for applying for the government jobs be raised to 35 from 30.

Members of Bangladesh Council to Protect General Students’ Rights light candles during a demonstration at Shahbagh on Saturday, demanding the maximum age limit for applying for the government jobs be raised to 35 from 30.

BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster on Apr 24. More than 1,100 workers died in the building collapse. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster on Apr 24. More than 1,100 workers died in the building collapse. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Michael Scherpe, president of leading trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt France, speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday, announcing two trade fairs -- Leatherworld Paris and Texworld Denim -- to be held from Sept 17 to 20 in Paris. Bangladesh is expected to take part in the event. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Michael Scherpe, president of leading trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt France, speaks at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday, announcing two trade fairs -- Leatherworld Paris and Texworld Denim -- to be held from Sept 17 to 20 in Paris. Bangladesh is expected to take part in the event. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

‘Sons of Freedom Fighters’ holds a rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday to demand that quotas for government jobs are maintained. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

‘Sons of Freedom Fighters’ holds a rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday to demand that quotas for government jobs are maintained. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

‘Sons of Freedom Fighters’ holds a rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday to demand that quotas for government jobs are maintained. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu speaks to the media at a Meet the Reporters event at the Dhaka Reporters Unit on Saturday. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Grameenphone Employees Union holds a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday to protest the dismissal of elected employee representatives. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove