BNP leaders and activists placing wreath at the grave of former president Ziaur Rahman in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar to pay homage to the party founder on his 89th birth anniversary yesterday. Photo: Collected

Illegal tree logging continues in the remote Remecri area of Thhanchi, Bandarban. Despite the clear evidence of such activities along the Naf, there is almost no enforcement of the law. Deforestation makes the hills prone to mudslides, putting local communities at serious risk during the monsoon. Photo: Mong Sing Hai Marma

Members of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance pose for a photograph with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the state guesthouse Jamuna after a meeting yesterday afternoon. Photo: CA’s press wing

Recently terminated sanitation workers, who worked on a daily wage basis under the sanitation department of Barishal City Corporation, form a human chain in front the Nagar Bhaban yesterday, demanding their reinstatement and adequate compensation. Photo: Titu Das