Brick kilns, set up encroaching upon the Dhaleshwari, are polluting the air in Munshiganj’s Nimtala area. Sand traders have also occupied a part of the river bank. Such grabbing of river land has reduced the width of the water body significantly. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Campaign materials hanging from electricity cables are posing risk to road usersin Barishal city’s Amtala Mor area yesterday, nearlytwo weeks after the national polls. Photo: Star

A group of homeless children sitting on a footpath near Khulna railway station. Underprivileged people, especially the children and elderly, are suffering the most amid the cold spell. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Habibur Rahman