Toxic industrial waste has devastated Tangail’s Louhajang River, wiping out all aquatic life since mills and factories were established along its banks nearly three decades ago. Once a source of life, the river is now a burden for locals, who continue to seek action from authorities in vain. The photo was taken from Sadar upazila’s Khudirampur area recently. PHOTO: MIRZA SHAKIL

Carrying a pitcher and a large container, Bhaktilata Mandal and her husband set off with his bicycle in search of fresh drinking water. Another woman is seen returning with a pitcher full of water. This everyday ritual is all too familiar for communities living in coastal regions highly affected by salinity. The struggle for freshwater sources is particularly immense in summer when rain is sparse. Residents must hike several kilometres daily to fetch drinking water. The photo was taken recently from Dakshin Kadamtala village in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira. Photo: Habibur Rahman

A traffic control volunteer rushes across the Gulshan-1 intersection to stop a battery-run rickshaw from entering. Battery-run rickshaws were banned from all roads in Gulshan-1 and Gulshan-2 from yesterday morning, with only registered pedal rickshaws now permitted. PHOTO: RASHED SHUMON