Piling work is underway at Anandabazar in Chattogram’s North Halishahar as part of the Bay Terminal project. The terminal expected to serve as the country’s key port for the next century. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN

For over six months, the main road in South Mugdapara has remained unserviceable as Dhaka South City Corporation began working on the drainage system. But with the work moving at a snail’s pace, vehicles can’t use the road at all, leaving locals in trouble. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Women workers of TNZ garment factories, which shut down in November last year, demonstrate for their unpaid wages in front of the Department of Labour in the capital’s Bijoynagar. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan

Water has accumulated at the under-construction extension of Kaptan Bazar Wholesale Kitchen Market in Dhaka. Such a situation has remained for around four years. The stagnant water, now covered with water hyacinth, has become a potential mosquito breeding ground amid rising concerns over mosquito-borne diseases. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman

A young woman splashes water on her head to get some relief amid the scorching heat. The photo was taken at the TSC on Dhaka University campus yesterday. Photo: Firoz Ahmed