Vehicles stuck in a huge traffic jam on a road by the Mayor Hanif flyover in the capital's Jatrabari around 12:30pm yesterday. Illegally parked trucks and rainwater-filled trenches dug for the development work of Dhaka-Chittagong highway have narrowed down the road, causing severe congestions even on the weekend. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Don't have a piece of land to set up a stall? Don't worry. You can be innovative like this vendor who runs a stall on a boat at the Sadarghat launch terminal in the capital. The photo was taken a few days ago. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Sewerage water mixed with flows from the Deb Dholaikhal, in the right side of the photo, has kept a portion of Dania Road flooded for the last one month. Though a bad drainage system and the clogging of the major canal created the situation, it has not yet moved Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority into action. The photo was taken yesterday in Purba Dholaipar. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Maheshkhal embankment, built by Chittagong Port Authority to protect the port city's Agrabad and Halishahar areas from tidal surge, has turned into a misery for the dwellers. Recent downpour, induced by cyclone Mora, has inundated many parts of the city. But the water cannot recede smoothly due to the embankment, creating waterlogging in the areas. Photo: Prabir Das
Smoke billows out of a building in a neighbourhood of West Mosul during the ongoing offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) fighters. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: AFP
