Five women working in a crop field where tobacco is being cultivated. Hundreds of acres of plain land in Khagrachhari are being used for tobacco cultivation as farmers get high profits. However, the focus on tobacco is reducing cultivation of food crops like rice and vegetables, and harming the fertility of the soil. Photo: Anisur Rahman
An eight-month-old baby, suffering from breathing problems after catching a cold, being nebulised at a pharmacy in the capital’s Moghbazar yesterday. Children suffer a lot during the cold wave as they are often infected with cold-related diseases.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Dug up presumably for development work, this strip from Moghbazar to Nayatola Road in the capital has basically become an open sewer now, with dirty water pooled up and rubble piled on the street. Locals in the area are having to squeeze through a narrow passage no more than a few feet. This photo was taken last week. Photo: Anisur Rahman
End of the year is a time for many residents of the city to move into new homes, and such pickup vans loaded with disassembled furniture is not uncommon, However, the four moving men standing atop the running vehicle do raise the alarm of a potential accident. The photo was taken recently from Moghbazar Wireless Gate area in the capital. Photo: Prabir Das
These children were spotted at Hatirjheel, spending a wonderful time playing in the winter sun. With no school for months and only a few playgrounds in the city, they have very limited options for recreation, but there’s no limit to how much fun they have together. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
Almost all of the footpath and even parts of the main road in front of the capital’s Baitul Mukarram has become a haven for hawkers, makeshift stores and illegal parking, especially for motorbikes. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman
