What appears to be fog is actually kicked up dust on Shyampur-Narayanganj road on a sunny day. Locals of Shyampur say the dust is a menace to their neighbourhood and blamed it for people getting respiratory diseases. Photo: Amran Hossain
A RIVER ON ITS DEATHBED…The once mighty Shoilmari river in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila is now a mere shadow of its former self. The dire state of the river is attributed to factors like lack of upstream flow and poor silt management. At least 100 villages in its basin have not only lost their main natural source of water, but, ironically, also are frequently flooded. Photo: Habibur Rahman/Star
