Multiple illegal establishments, including a fish landing centre, were built at the mouth of the Chaktai and Rajakhali canals after encroachers occupied the banks of the Karnaphuli. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN

Harvesting of Aman has already started in Gaibandha as the paddy has begun ripening in many northern districts. Even though paddy fields across the country have suffered from severe floods this year, the situation in the northern regions was slightly better, giving the farmers there the opportunity to grow and harvest healthy paddy. The photo was taken from Gobindaganj upazila’s Panitala area yesterday. PHOTO: MOSTAFA SHABUJ

Pedestrians jaywalk across the streets amid oncoming traffic in the Banglamotor area. Despite zebra crossings and foot-over bridges being readily available, people still choose to cross the street illegally even with the risk of accidents taking place. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Amran Hossain

Pedestrians jaywalk across the streets amid oncoming traffic in the Banglamotor area. Despite zebra crossings and foot-over bridges being readily available, people still choose to cross the street illegally even with the risk of accidents taking place. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Amran Hossain

Job seekers continued their sit-in protest at the capital’s Shahbagh yesterday, starting a hunger strike to demand an immediate notification extending the minimum age for government job entry to 35. Photo: Prabir Das

Traders selling bamboo in this make-shift market that they have set up by the Atai river in Abhaynagar’s Chandrapur upazila. Buyers from nearby areas come to this market and buy each bamboo at a wholesale rate of Tk 150-600 depending on size. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Habibur Rahman