DHALESHWARI’S DEVASTATION :Household and industrial waste dumped along the banks of the Dhaleshwari river in Savar’s Hemayetpur has turned a long stretch of the riverbank into a sprawling landfill, severely polluting the water and threatening the river’s biodiversity and the surrounding ecosystem. The photo was taken from the Hemayetpur end of the Language Martyr Rafiq Bridge recently. Photo: Palash Khan

Lawyers were queued up in front of the Supreme Court Bar Association building in Dhaka yesterday to cast their ballots on the first day of the two-day election to the Bangladesh SCBA for the 2026-27 term. The annual election determines the leadership of one of the country’s most influential legal bodies. PHOTO: PALASH KHAN

A farmer stacks wet paddy on a cart after hurriedly collecting it from a submerged field. With near-daily rain in Kishoreganj, haor farmers are among the worst affected as they struggle to harvest ripe paddy. The photo was taken in Humayunpur union of Bajitpur upazila recently. Photo: Tafsilul Aziz

Pedestrians and commuters brave a sudden downpour in the capital after a sunny first half of the day yesterday. The photo was taken in the Karwan Bazar area. Photo: Palash Khan