This canal, in Kamrangirchar’s Kurar Ghat, was once connected to the Buriganga. Due to illegal encroachment and sand filling, it was later severed from the river, causing the canal’s water to become stagnant and heavily polluted. Every day, locals need to cross the canal to get to the other side, but the toxic smell from the water makes it difficult to tolerate the trip. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN

Standing in long queues, people buy edible oil and pulses at subsidised prices from a TCB truck in the capital’s Kakrail yesterday. The demand for OMS goods has grown sharply due to high prices of essentials. Photo: Prabir Das

Workers pack winter vegetables into sacks at Mohasthan Haat in Bogura’s Shibganj upazila. Prices of vegetables have been falling over the last few days due to a surge in supply there. The photo was taken on Monday. Photo: Mostafa Shabuj