Women workers leave a garment factory in Ashulia during lunch break. The factory reopened after a few days of closure amid workers’ unrest. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Aklakur Rahman Akash

Four workers precariously perch atop a truck with oversized cargo as it traverses Notun Bridge in Chattogram city. Two are seated on the roof of the cab and two are atop a towering stack of sacks. Such blatant disregard for safety and traffic rules contribute to thousands of road fatalities annually in Bangladesh. Photo: Rajib Raihan

A dust cloud encompasses this road as vehicles pass through. This bus further adds to the woes, emitting thick black smoke from its exhaust pipes. As Bangladesh strives to move forward and become an ideal country, issues of dust pollution and unfit vehicles need to be looked at more closely. The photo was taken in the Mohammadpur bus stand area recently. Photo: Rashed Shumon

People sign up to become members of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, a group that aims to “fulfill the dreams of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement”. The photo was taken in front of the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das

Illegal structures like restaurants, clothing stalls and souvenir shops keep sprouting along the seaside of Patenga beach in the port city. Syndicates charge these shops Tk 200-400 each day to allow them to continue their operations. Photo: Star