After harvesting, cabbages being packed into sacks in a field to be sent to Dhaka and other parts of the country. Traders buy each piece of this winter vegetable from farmers at Tk 10-15, depending on size, but it is sold in markets at Tk 30-35. The photo was taken in Rajshahi’s Paba upazila. Photo: Azahar Uddin

Owners and workers of several brick kilns, which had been shut down in government raids over pollution, blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway in the Boliarpur Bhanga Bridge area of Savar yesterday, demanding permission to reopen. The two-hour blockade caused immense suffering to passengers, many of whom were forced to walk to their destinations. The photo was taken around noon. Photo: Palash Khan

Students cover their nose and mouth as they walk past a heap of burning trash on their way home from school around noon yesterday. Locals said when city corporation cleaners fail to collect garbage on time, some people set the waste on fire. The photo was taken in Lalmatia yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das

Commuters from Kamalapur, Gopibagh, Tikatuli, and surrounding areas use a boat to cross Motijheel’s only remaining jheel (pond). The waterbody, a popular transportation route, serves as a time-saving shortcut, with passengers paying Tk 5 for the journey. Photo: Rashed Shumon