Brick kilns have been set up, and at least 25 fish farming ponds have been dug, encroaching upon the Sholmari river in Khulna’s Botiaghata upazila. According to locals, this encroachment began about 10 years ago, causing damage to the biodiversity of the river. The photo was taken in the Chak Sholmari area recently. Photo: Habibur Rahman

Shops being illegally constructed on the bank of the Buriganga, almost obscuring a demarcation pillar installed by the BIWTA. The photo was taken in the Koilaghat area of the capital’s Kamrangirchar yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das

Ireland women’s cricket team players were in a jolly mood as they enjoyed rickshaw rides at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium premises in Mirpur yesterday, on the eve of the second ODI against Bangladesh. Photo: Firoz Ahmed