The Demra-Matuail canal in the capital is heavily polluted due to years of waste dumping. From this canal, Dhaka Wasa (Water Supply & Sewerage Authority) collects water and supplies it to people after treatment. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Nearby, there is a notice stating that polluting the canal is a punishable act, but nobody seems to be paying heed to it. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Waste dumping. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Though the city corporation authorities have taken a number of commendable initiatives to ensure city dwellers' convenience and comfort, this public toilet in the capital's Jatrabari intersection is in extremely bad shape. Locals and commuters say there should be several clean and well-maintained public toilets in the busy area. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
People of 40 villages join the repair work of the Shonir Haor protection dyke in Bagiani area of Sunamganj's Tahirpur upazila on Thursday. To save Boro paddy land in the haor area, the villagers have been voluntarily doing the work since the dyke got damaged in early flood at the end of last month. Photo: Mintu Deshwara
A policeman rides a bicycle while carrying his firearm with its belt swung over the seat near High Court area in the capital yesterday. Although the practice is not common in the city, police personnel in remote areas are sometimes seen carrying their arms this way. If a gun is mistakenly loaded and its safety catch switched off, carrying it in this manner can be fatal. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A truck goes over a puddle on the rundown Airport Bypass Road built on an embankment alongside Chamaurakandi Haor under Sadar upazila of Sylhet. Flash floods caused by last month's incessant rain and onrush of water from upstream rivers destroyed almost all embankments and the roads built on those in Sylhet and three other neighbouring districts. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
Celebrated actor and cultural personality Syed Hasan Imam receives 'Lifetime Achievement Award' of Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2017 from film actress Sarah Begum Kobori and Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman. The award ceremony was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre yesterday. Photo: Star
Covered vans are parked occupying a portion of Dhaka-Chittagong eight-lane highway at Sanarpar in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj yesterday. The Narayanganj district administration conducted a drive against such illegal parking about a month back. But the vehicles are back again. Photo: Anisur Rahman
