Workers loading concrete blocks onto a vessel on the Kirtonkhola river in Barishal Sadar upazila’s Charbaria area yesterday. As part of an initiative of the Water Development Board, such blocks are placed on the banks of the river to prevent erosion. Photo: Titu Das
The Korotoa river in Bogura town is in a very bad state due to unabated pollution and grabbing of land. Sewage and liquid waste from households and factories is discharged into the water body, causing the pollution. The photo was taken in the town’s Chalopara bridge area recently. Photo: Mostafa Shabuj
People live in an unsafe three-storey building along the Buriganga in the capital’s Lalbagh area. Many buildings in the area were knocked down partially during eviction drives by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority in the last few months. But those are still occupied by residents. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Prabir Das
