May 19, 2022

Published: 19 May 2022 17:05 BdST Updated: 19 May 2022 22:05 BdST

News in photos: 19 May
  • It took six hours for a crane to remove a covered van overturned in an accident on Dhaka's Bijoy Sarani, a key road, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The accident, which occurred in the early hours of the day, caused heavy congestion and serious difficulties for commuters on the last day of the work week. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    It took six hours for a crane to remove a covered van overturned in an accident on Dhaka's Bijoy Sarani, a key road, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The accident, which occurred in the early hours of the day, caused heavy congestion and serious difficulties for commuters on the last day of the work week. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • UNICEF has named National Film Award-winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as its Goodwill Ambassador to Bangladesh. The actress formally signed the contract at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    UNICEF has named National Film Award-winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as its Goodwill Ambassador to Bangladesh. The actress formally signed the contract at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • UNICEF has named National Film Award-winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as its Goodwill Ambassador to Bangladesh. The actress formally signed the contract at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    UNICEF has named National Film Award-winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as its Goodwill Ambassador to Bangladesh. The actress formally signed the contract at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • UNICEF has named National Film Award-winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as its Goodwill Ambassador to Bangladesh. The actress formally signed the contract at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    UNICEF has named National Film Award-winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as its Goodwill Ambassador to Bangladesh. The actress formally signed the contract at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • UNICEF has named National Film Award-winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as its Goodwill Ambassador to Bangladesh. The actress formally signed the contract at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

    UNICEF has named National Film Award-winning actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim as its Goodwill Ambassador to Bangladesh. The actress formally signed the contract at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

  • The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Among the convicts, Abdul Mannan aka Monai and Abdul Aziz aka Habul were present in the court but Abdul Matin was absconding. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Among the convicts, Abdul Mannan aka Monai and Abdul Aziz aka Habul were present in the court but Abdul Matin was absconding. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. One of the convicts, Abdul Mannan aka Monai, is taken from the court to jail after the verdict. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. One of the convicts, Abdul Mannan aka Monai, is taken from the court to jail after the verdict. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A tribunal worker took the death warrant wrapped in a red piece of cloth to the jail after the verdict. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A tribunal worker took the death warrant wrapped in a red piece of cloth to the jail after the verdict. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Defence lawyers speak to the media after the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Defence lawyers speak to the media after the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • Prosecutors speak to reporters after the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    Prosecutors speak to reporters after the International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022 sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

  • The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022, has sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. One of the convicts, Abdul Aziz aka Habul, is taken from the court to jail after the verdict. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

    The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday, May 19, 2022, has sentenced three people, including two brothers of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha, to death for murder, rape and other crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. One of the convicts, Abdul Aziz aka Habul, is taken from the court to jail after the verdict. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

 

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