Three-year old Touheed holds on to his visually-impaired mother Nasima's cane to guide her and act as her eyes on the streets. Every day, the duo takes a rickshaw from Manda to Motijheel, where Nasima begs for a living. The photo was taken near Purbani Hotel in the capital's Motijheel yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Workers demolish a structure that was built illegally along the Dhaka-Narayanganj rail route. Authorities issued an eviction notice on January 29, as part of a drive to recover encroached land along the rail line. Photo: Amran Hossain
Labourers clean up accumulated dirt from the tracks. The photos were taken at Dayaganj area yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
This portion of Kutubkhali Khal in the capital's North Jatrabari is completely filled with all sorts of garbage -- a testament to people's carelessness and indifference towards the canal in South Dhaka. Locals say similar situation exists on almost the entirety of the 3km waterbody, resulting in water-logging during the monsoon. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
