Thick dust, kicked up by vehicles on this road, fills the air, compelling a woman to cover her face with her sari as she nearly vanishes into the haze. The photo was taken yesterday at Stand Road in Agrabad, Chattogram. PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN

The street outside the main gate of Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s emergency department is obstructed by illegal street vendors. This impedes ambulance movement and often causes traffic congestion. Photo: Prabir Das

A towering chimney spews plumes of smoke generated from coal combustion at the Rampal Power Plant in Bagerhat yesterday. Environmentalists warn that this heavy discharge is contaminating the air, harming both the environment and public health. Photo: Habibur Rahman

As an office assistant clears away school bags left behind by children after Monday’s horrific jet crash, we are reminded that many of them are now fighting for their lives or did not survive. The photo was taken on the Milestone School campus in Uttara’s Diabari yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Farmers from various upazilas in Natore transport their bumper jute harvest to the Patul Beel area. As most local canals and wetlands have yet to fill with water, they are bringing their produce there to carry out the retting and washing processes essential for preparing jute. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Azahar Uddin