A boat crosses the dark and stinky waters of the Buriganga in the capital's Sadarghat yesterday. After the tanneries of Hazaribagh closed in mid-2017, the quality of the water improved to some extent. Since it has not rained in recent months, the river emanates a repugnant stench. Photo: Amran Hossain
A boat crosses the dark and stinky waters of the Buriganga in the capital's Sadarghat yesterday. After the tanneries of Hazaribagh closed in mid-2017, the quality of the water improved to some extent. Since it has not rained in recent months, the river emanates a repugnant stench. Photo: Amran Hossain
Stones being extracted illegally from a pit in what was once a farmland in Sylhet's Companiganj. Workers' deaths in illegal quarries in the region are all too frequent. In two separate incidents on Tuesday, two workers died. One was hit by a metal pipe and a massive chunk of earth collapsed on the other when the two were working in quarries in Jaflong. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Sheikh Nasir
People buy pitchers full of drinking water from a boat on the bank of Noa Khal (canal) in the port city's Bakalia area. As the locals along the canal are out of the Wasa network, they have to rely on fresh water brought all the way from other side of the Karnaphuli. They said each pitcher full of water costs them Tk 5. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives “Medal of Distinction” from visiting Lions Clubs International President Dr Naresh Agarwal at Gono Bhaban yesterday. Lions Clubs decorated the PM with the medal in recognition of her services for the needy and distressed, especially for giving shelter to over 10 lakh forcibly displaced Rohingyas. Photo: PMO
