A memorial for the freedom fighters of Liberation War turns out to be a shelter for the homeless at the city's Osmani Udyan, just across the street from the headquarters of Dhaka South City Corporation. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Lax enforcement of law has contributed to the setting up of shops. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Lax enforcement of law has contributed to bathing of horses, in the lake there. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The DSCC has only put up a notice at the park, prohibiting people from plucking flowers, dumping trash and driving vehicles. The photos were taken on Sunday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The appalling state of the Dholai river in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet. The river is almost dry and farmers have started growing paddy in it but a lack of water is making even that difficult. People just walk across the river now. Stone extractors use the river as a quarry and their digging and dumping silt willy-nilly has clogged the water flow. The photo was taken on April 1.Photo:
Sheikh Nasir
