The Cox’s Bazar Development Authority has allegedly been cutting some hills inside its high-rise residential apartment project in Kolatoli area of Cox’s Bazar town and dumping the earth at a low land in front of the project area. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: MOKAMMEL SHUVO

Frustration begins to etch over his face as Abdur Rouf waits in line for over two hours behind a TCB truck selling food items at subsidised rates just off frame. With essential commodities remaining hard to afford, particularly for low-income groups, queues at such outlets continue to get longer. The photo was taken yesterday in the capital’s Mirpur-2 area. Photo: Palash Khan