A teen leaps from a bridge in Chandrima Udyan into the lake during the hot and humid afternoon yesterday. Last year a child died while swimming in the very lake.
Photo:
Rashed Shumon
Encroachers have filled up significant portions of the Gumti river to run their sand trade right next to Meghna-Gumti bridge in Daudkandi, Cumilla. Similarly aggressive encroachment has caused the death of several rivers in the country.
Photo:
Anisur Rahman
No students are returning to their flooded classrooms in Hatgachha High School in Monirampur, Jashore. Around 50 such educational institutions in several upazilas of the district, known as Bhabadah region, have been waterlogged.
Photo:
Habibur Rahman
Hundreds of imported cars remain exposed to the elements sometimes for months on end at the Chattogram Port. While there are some sheds to keep vehicles, but those are almost always beyond capacity. The photo was taken yesterday.
Photo:
Rajib Raihan
Parents and anxious family members taking care of sick children on the premises of Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital as the 45-bed paediatric ward is at capacity. The number of child patients with cold-related diseases and diarrhoea has shot up at hospitals in the district due to what physicians say is a fluctuation of temperature between day and night.
Photo: Quamrul Islam Rubaiyat
