Lines of illegally parked CNGs and pickups have reduced the Padmar Mor Road in Hemayetpur to half its width, while also hogging space on the adjacent footpath, hampering both pedestrian and vehicular movement. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS

Liquid waste flowing into the Shitalakkhya from a storm sewer. In the absence of consistent and robust measures to protect them, our rivers continue to be victims of extreme pollution for years on end. The photo was taken yesterday. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN