A scene from Chitrangada staged on Sunday at Shilpakala Academy. — Snigdha Zamanjpg

Egyptian supporters of the country’s new president-elect, Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi, wave their national flag and chant slogans as they demonstrate against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Monday, one day after Morsi was elected as Egypt’s ‘first civilian president.’. — AFP photo

Italian players run forward in celebration after team-mate Alessandro Diamanti (not in picture) scored the final penalty during their Euro 2012 quarter-final match against England at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev on Sunday. — Reuters photo

Rubbles lie littered at the demolished Wonderland Amusement Park. — New Age phto

(L-R) Former national goalkeeper Aminul Haque, Muktijoddha Sangsad KC coach Shafiqul Islam Manik, singer Samina Chowdhury, New Age editor Nurul Kabir, Bangladesh Football Federation vice-president Tabith Awal and former national team captain Jewel Rana are seen at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon-New Age Euro 2012 Adda held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon on Monday. — New Age photo

A scene from film The Invisible War.

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines web site photo shows an aircraft of the national flag carrier.

The Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, left, Congress Party president, Sonia Gandhi, centre, and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee pose for the media during the Congress Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Monday. — AFP photo

Lieutenant General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan takes over charge as the army chief from his predecessor General Abdul Mubin ceremonially at the army headquarters in the Dhaka Cantonment on Monday.

The National Garment Workers’ Federation forms human chain in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Monday, demanding food rations for apparel workers. — New Age photo

England players react after being defeated by Italy in their Euro 2012 quarter-final match at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev on Sunday. — AFP photo

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