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A STEP FORWARD

As police and BRTA crack down on unfit vehicles and unlicensed drivers, transport owners have stepped in to help. Photo: Rashed Shumon

A STEP FORWARD

During a mobile court drive on Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka yesterday, the members of Dhaka Transport Owners Association assisted the magistrate and officials of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority in checking relevant papers. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Cross the street safely

A policeman points to the footbridge, just a few metres away, and asks a woman to cross the street safely by using it at Bangla Motor intersection in Dhaka yesterday. Jaywalking has become habitual for the city residents. Photo: Prabir Das

Cross the street safely

A female cop has to stop a man who ventures out despite two policewomen holding back a crowd of potential jaywalkers. Photo: Prabir Das

Motorcycles without valid papers

After the Traffic Week began Monday across the country, scores of motorcycles without valid papers ended up at a temporary dumping station in Mansurabad area of Chittagong city. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan

Candle-light vigil at the Central Shaheed Minar

Putting on traditional outfit, a toddler takes part in a candle-light vigil at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka yesterday, on the eve of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Garo Students Union organised the event with an aim to making the voices of the country's indigenous communities heard. Photo: Palash Khan

Two day Australian education exhibition at sonargaon hotel

Australian High Commissioner Julia Niblett and IDP Education Bangladesh Country Director Ravi Chandran inaugurate a two-day Australian education exhibition at Sonargaon Hotel yesterday. Mosharraf Khan, country manager of IDP Education Bangladesh, and Mostafizur Rahman, business development manager of Australian Trade Commission, were also present. The exhibition will remain open from 10:30am to 5:30pm tomorrow. Photo: Collected

canals clogged with plastic waste

This collage of pictures shows the degradation of the environment due to the use of plastic. These canals in Keraniganj and Mugda are testament to the poor state of water drainage systems in the country which are clogged with plastic waste that does not decompose easily. Despite a ban, use of plastic continues unabated in the country. Polybags are used in almost all the kitchen markets with shopkeepers giving them away for free for customers to carry their purchases in. Currently, Bangladesh generates around 381.36 tonnes of plastic waste every day while around 249.86 tonnes go to landfills. However, recycling remains a distant dream and plastic continues to accumulate beneath the land creating a barrier between the soil and the water. Little control, cheaper prices and lack of alternatives, all contribute to the use of the plastic. Photo: Sheikh Enam/ Anisur Rahman/ Rashed Shumon

canals clogged with plastic waste

canals clogged with plastic waste

canals clogged with plastic waste

canals clogged with plastic waste

canals clogged with plastic waste

canals clogged with plastic waste

canals clogged with plastic waste

AN ONGOING STRUGGLE

Rain or shine, there seems to be water everywhere in the port city -- be it in front of hospitals, on roads or underneath flyovers. Due to an ongoing “development work” and a lack of proper drainage system, many of the areas remain waterlogged. In addition, dilapidated conditions of many roads continue to add to the residents' miseries. A man drains out water from the main gate of Chittagong Medical College Hospital yesterday. Photos: Rajib Raihan

AN ONGOING STRUGGLE

People walk on a partially damaged footpath with sandbags placed on its side to protect from water spilling over from the submerged road in Barai Para area under Chandgaon Police Station. Photos: Rajib Raihan

AN ONGOING STRUGGLE

A man struggles to move his rickshaw-van on the road. Photos: Rajib Raihan