Reckless dumping of garbage, mostly plastic, has completely filled parts of a low-lying wetland along the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Baliarpur in Savar. In the distant background, several brick kilns, a major source of air pollution, line the horizon. The photo was taken on Friday. Photo: Palash Khan

A man and a woman harvest ripe paddy from a field on the Chimbuk hill of Bandarban. Jhum farmers are preparing for the Nabanna Utsob, which will follow give-away on Probarona Purnima, the Buddhist festival of renewal and thanksgiving. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Mong Sing Hai Marma

When Aslam and Nazma, a couple from the capital’s Demra area, were admitted to Mugda Medical College and Hospital with dengue fever, they decided to bring along their three-year-old daughter, Ayesha. Aslam was seen feeding Ayesha on his hospital bed yesterday, while Nazma sat next to them. Photo: Palash Khan