Pillars have been driven into the Bhairab to encroach upon a large section in Shiromoni Balurghat area of Khulna. Hundreds of encroachers are feasting on the river and setting up factories along its banks between Khulna and Jashore. Photo: Habibur Rahman
A bus leaves a cloud of dark smoke on a road in the capital’s Basila area yesterday. Such unfit vehicles contribute to smog and increase particles in the air, which are harmful to human health. Photo: Rashed Shumon
A truck plying the Bayezid Link Road in Chattogram city. This stretch of the road had lately been shut for vehicles after a landslide, but the authorities concerned have opened it up again without taking any protective measures, posing risk to commuters’ lives. Photo: Rajib Raihan