Huge logs are stacked in front of a sawmill close to the Marine Drive at Fishery Ghat, Chattogram. They pose risks of accident as they might get dislodged and go on to the busy road. The photo was taken recently. Photo:
Prabir Das
The top soil of croplands are being cut and taken away in Sylhet’s Companyganj upazila. Locally influential people collect the soil in exchange of a minimal amount from farmers. The soil is then sold to brick kilns at a much higher price. This process destroys alluvium of the fields, eventually affecting the farmers and the economy. The photo was taken recently.
PHOTO:
Sheikh Nasir
Workers salvage goods from a truck that fell on its side while heading towards the capital near Aminbazar’s Salehpur bridge in the early hours of yesterday. Locals said the accident took place when the overloaded vehicle hit a pothole on the highway. The photo was taken yesterday morning.
Photo: Palash Khan
Ignoring health risks, a woman is melting plastic waste using an electric machine in the capital’s Kamrangir Char area. At least a hundred factories in the area purchase waste plastic bottles from rag pickers, and melt and turn those into new plastic products. Meanwhile, the workers are not provided with any safety gear. The photo was taken recently.
Photo:
Anisur Rahman
Dancers clad in red and white perform in front of Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar with flower garlands in hand to pay respect to the martyrs of the 1952 language movement. Sammilito Natya Parishad held a rally yesterday in Sylhet city, marking the first day of February, a significant month in Bangladesh’s history. Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury attended the rally among citizens from all walks of life. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
The cold is biting, the fog is blinding, but there’s still an everlasting charm to a Bangladeshi winter morning. But maybe this is only for the onlookers’ eyes, because it cannot be easy navigating the Turag river on a tiny boat in such circumstances. This photo was taken from Gabtoli portion of the river yesterday. photo: palash khan
Human haulier operators using megaphones to invite passengers in is a whole new level of noise nuisance in the capital that is already struggling with every kind of urban pollution. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO:
ANISUR RAHMAN
