Impounded vehicles left to rot close to a makeshift market along the highway near Kanchpur Bridge in Narayanganj. Although the highway act stipulates that no temporary or permanent structures can be erected within 10 metres of highways, highway police itself was seen using this place as an impound site. The authorities have also turned a blind eye to the establishment and operation of the illegal market. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Onions are weighed using a scale at Sujanagar wholesale market in Pabna on Sunday. Traders at this wholesale onion market -- one of the largest in the country -- say prices of the locally-produced bulb have dropped after Indian onions started arriving in markets. Photo: Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu/ Suzit Kumar Das
Two women sorting out freshly harvested onions for sale in Adampur area of Faridpur. Photo: Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu/ Suzit Kumar Das
Workers of the BIWTA excavating sediment to increase the navigability of the Turag river in and around its Mirpur’s Diabari landing station yesterday. The soil is later sold. PHOTO: RASHED SHUMON
