People cross the polluted pitch black water of the Shitalakkhya in Bandar area of Narayanganj. Untreated chemical waste from factories and industrial units along the river is released in the water causing the severe pollution. Weak enforcement of anti-pollution laws make it easy for polluters to continue the pollution. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Students and their guardians struggle to cross the road in Kazipara area. The photos were taken in the last two days. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Students and their guardians struggle to cross the road in Kazipara area. The photos were taken in the last two days. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Utility cables are being laid down a trench on Rokeya Sarani in the capital, with workers piling up soil and construction materials on the road, choking traffic. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Singers Subir Nandi and Jhuma Khandaker perform on the third day of the Bengal Sangskriti Utsab - Sylhet 2017 yesterday. The 10-day festival is being held at the AMA Muhith Sports Complex in the city. Photo: Sheikh Mehedi Morshed
While many of Dhaka's roads are dotted with potholes, crying for repair, the city corporation spends money on the "beautification" of the median of Hare Road through plantation in an area, which is adequately covered with greenery. Moreover, this so-called beautification by demolishing an apparently well-maintained road divider is done almost every year. It's anyone's guess what the real intention of such development work is. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
While many of Dhaka's roads are dotted with potholes, crying for repair, the city corporation spends money on the "beautification" of the median of Hare Road through plantation in an area, which is adequately covered with greenery. Moreover, this so-called beautification by demolishing an apparently well-maintained road divider is done almost every year. It's anyone's guess what the real intention of such development work is. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman