Untreated liquid industrial waste from a nearby dyeing factory regularly streams into this place in Godnail of Narayanganj. The toxic substance subsequently falls into the river Shitalakkhya and on its way contaminates soil. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Trucks cross the Bhakurta Steel Bridge over the Turag river on Sunday though a notice on the concrete bar says the bridge is risky, and forbids heavy vehicles from using it. The Daily Star published photos of this bridge twice in March and also ran a report pointing out the risk involved. Still, the authorities have apparently done nothing to repair it. About 30,000 residents of 27 villages in Bhakurta union of Savar use the bridge. Photo: Rashed Shumon
A family working to build a house on a dyke in Char Montaj of Rangabali upazila, Patuakhali, on Tuesday after becoming homeless as cyclone Roanu hit the area. At least 15 families have taken shelter on the dyke. Photo: Star
Making the life of locals and pedestrians a misery, authorities have been digging trench on a road in the capital's Islambagh for underground power cables. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Deputy Commissioner of Barisal Gazi Md Saifujjaman, right, takes a boat ride in the Jail Khal in Barisal city Thursday for inspection, as an eviction drive against illegal structures on its banks has been going on for the last two months, restoring navigability of the most important canal of the city. Shops, warehouses, and parts of dwelling houses including those of multi-story buildings were demolished. The commendable initiative to recover the canal from encroachers was taken by the DC and is being implemented by the Barisal City Corporation. Locals say 22 canals used to flow across the city once but now only three are surviving including the 6km Jail Khal. Photo: Arifur Rahman
Bangladesh Christian Association brings out a candlelight procession from the capital's Central Shaheed Minar yesterday, marking 15 years into a bomb blast at the Baniarchar Catholic Church in Muksudpur of Gopalganj, which killed 10 youths in 2001. The association says the investigation into two cases filed over the incident is yet to be finished. Photo: Prabir Das
