A team from the Department of Environment inspects a site where untreated industrial waste is being discharged into the Buriganga river. They later took a water sample from the site. The photo was taken yesterday at Doleshwar Ghat in Dhaka’s Shyampur. Photo: Amran Hossain
Volunteers hold up signs saying “Honking not allowed” and “Please don’t honk” while vehicles wait at the Gulshan-2 intersection. Under a new initiative from the environment ministry, volunteers from several green organisations are raising awareness at traffic signals in various area of the capital. The aim is to reduce noise pollution by informing drivers that unnecessary use of horns is not allowed. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
The Khulna-Satkhira highway has been in a dismal condition for a long time. Due to constant movement of vehicles, the road remains shrouded in dust, tormenting pedestrians, residents, and local businesses. The photo was taken in the Zero Point area of Khulna city. Photo: Habibur Rahman
Several unauthorised U-turns have been created on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway by cutting through the road dividers. Risking a collision, a three-wheeler, which is not allowed to ply the highway, uses one such U-turn at Kumira area in Sitakunda upazila yesterday.
Photo: RAJIB RAIHAN
