TOP SHOTS (24 January 2019)

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French explorers at ski Matthieu Bellanger (ahead) and Loury Lag train in Alta, Finnmark Region, Northern Norway, on 14 January, 2020, ahead of an expedition of 130 days planned at the end of February, aiming at crossing the continent from East Canada to West Alaska through the North-West route, with 60kgs of survival equipment. The French skiing explorers pull 60kgs of survival gear by - 10 Celsius degrees and in the polar night, with only 4 hours of blue day light at this time of the year, beyond the Arctic Circle. Photo: AFP
French explorers at ski Matthieu Bellanger (ahead) and Loury Lag train in Alta, Finnmark Region, Northern Norway, on 14 January, 2020, ahead of an expedition of 130 days planned at the end of February, aiming at crossing the continent from East Canada to West Alaska through the North-West route, with 60kgs of survival equipment. The French skiing explorers pull 60kgs of survival gear by - 10 Celsius degrees and in the polar night, with only 4 hours of blue day light at this time of the year, beyond the Arctic Circle. Photo: AFP
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Smoke billowing as firefighters work to douse the fire at Chattogram’s Sholokbohor area on 24 January. Photo: Jewell Shill
Smoke billowing as firefighters work to douse the fire at Chattogram’s Sholokbohor area on 24 January. Photo: Jewell Shill
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Smoke emanating from burning garbage intensifies air pollution in Dhaka city. Garbage and plastic products are burned every day in Hazaribagh area causing sufferings and health hazards to locals and passersby. The picture is taken at Kalunagar on 23 January. Photo: Dipu Malakar
Smoke emanating from burning garbage intensifies air pollution in Dhaka city. Garbage and plastic products are burned every day in Hazaribagh area causing sufferings and health hazards to locals and passersby. The picture is taken at Kalunagar on 23 January. Photo: Dipu Malakar
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Inauguration of Dutch-Bangla Bank and Prothom Alo Bangladesh Physics Olympiad at Agriculture University High School ground in Mymensingh on 24 January. Photo: Jaglul Pasha
Inauguration of Dutch-Bangla Bank and Prothom Alo Bangladesh Physics Olympiad at Agriculture University High School ground in Mymensingh on 24 January. Photo: Jaglul Pasha
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A man takes care of plants at a roof garden in Pirojpur on 22 January. Photo: AKM Faisal
A man takes care of plants at a roof garden in Pirojpur on 22 January. Photo: AKM Faisal
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A woman with a face mask walks in a shop decorated for the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok on January 24, 2020, after four people were detected with the Coronavirus in Thailand. Photo: AFP
A woman with a face mask walks in a shop decorated for the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok on January 24, 2020, after four people were detected with the Coronavirus in Thailand. Photo: AFP