Four men travel on the back of a human haulier, precariously standing on the foot stand and holding on till they reach their destination. Lack of available public transport often leads to this risky behaviour. The photo was recently taken near Tejgaon flyover. Photo: Prabir Das

Villagers look for survivors in a bus that plunged into a roadside canal in Khejurtola area of Shariatpur’s Damudya upazila yesterday. Police said the accident happened as the driver of the bus, heading for Shariatpur from Damudya, lost control. The accident left two people dead and 20 others injured. A villager, who joined the rescue operation, died from a suspected cardiac arrest. Photo: Collected

Workers unload free textbooks from a truck in front of Pathantula Dipakkhik High School in Sylhet city yesterday. The books would be distributed among the students of the school on January 1, the first day of the new academic year. Photo: Sheikh Nasir