A farmer waters cauliflower and cabbage seedlings at a seedbed in Munshiganj's Banikkya Para yesterday. Farmers in the district, one of the major vegetable-growing areas in the country, sell the seedlings at Tk 800- Tk 1,000 per thousand. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Growers weeding a seedbed. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Water in Hatirjheel near the city's Tongi Diversion Road has become badly polluted by sewage released into the lake from nearby residential areas. Visitors find it difficult to stay there due to the stinking water. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Rohingya refugees walk with umbrellas during a drizzle at Thankhali refugee camp in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar yesterday. An estimated 618,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar since a military crackdown was launched in Rakhine in late August. Photo: AFP
