A young child carefully steps on stones to get across a road submerged in pitch-black, foul-smelling sewage in the Mir Hazirbagh area of South Jurain, Dhaka. Students and office-goers have been wading through this stagnant filth daily since the area’s sewerage collapsed nearly two years ago. During the monsoon, residents suffer the most with the water flooding their homes. This photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain
A bus emits thick black smoke, choking the air and harming pedestrians and residents. Despite ongoing discussions on Dhaka’s poor air quality and the need to regulate city buses, such unfit vehicles continue to ply the streets. The photo was taken in the capital’s Tikatuli area yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan
Battery-run rickshaws and vans operate illegally on the Buriganga bridge in the capital’s Babu Bazar that connects the city and Keraniganj. Their movement on the bridge increases the risk of accidents, with many often driving erratically and going against traffic. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Palash Khan
