A solar-powered pump house now irrigates hundreds of bighas of farmland in the Hard Barendra region of Rajshahi. With uninterrupted water supply from this system, farmers can harvest paddy up to four times a year -- a sharp rise from just once annually in the past. The photo was taken yesterday in Godagari upazila’s Kalipur. PHOTO: AZAHAR UDDIN

While children play inside Kalabagan Shishu Park, trash collectors dump and sort waste on the street outside before moving it to a garbage depot next to the field, exposing them to foul odour and pollution in one of the capital’s few leisure spaces. Photo: Prabir Das

Multiple slow-moving vans plying the Dhaka-Aricha highway in direct violation of traffic rules. One van is carrying bags of grain, while the other two are loaded with steel rods protruding from the front and back, posing risk of an accident at any moment. The photo was taken recently in the Hemayetpur area of Savar upazila. Photo: Palash Khan