Ripe litchis and vegetables are on display at the Litchi Fair-2022 at Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute in Pabna’s Ishwardi town. Farmers in Ishwardi upazila have achieved highest yield of litchi this year compared to last few years. The photo was taken yesterday, the last day of the two-day fair. Story on page 5. PHoto: Star
A settlement has been built very close to the steep slopes of a hill in Sylhet city’s Akhalia. This exposes the residents of the buildings below to landslides in case of an earthquake or heavy rain. The photo was taken on Wednesday. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
A metro rail station being built in front of the Jatiya Press Club on the capital’s Topkhana Road. Work is also underway to lay tracks on this section of the Mass Rapid Transit Line-6. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Sand-filling of a wetland goes on unabated in Khilgaon’s Nagdarpar area of the capital. Land grabbers put up company signs on water bodies and set up structures on the filled-up area to build settlements. This aggravates the perennial waterlogging problem in the city. The photo was taken on Thursday.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
