Firefighters douse a blaze that broke out at a plastic factory in the Islambagh area of Old Dhaka yesterday. The fire originated in a warehouse around 1:30pm and spread to at least four others. Eleven fire engines brought the blaze under control around 4:00pm. Photo: Amran Hossain

A massive mound of garbage dumped along the roadside at the entrance to Rangamati town. Around 30 to 40 tonnes of waste from different parts of the town are discarded daily in this open space, which slides down the slopes and contaminates nearby streams and the lake. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: RIKORS CHAKMA

Protesters try to breach police barricades in the capital’s Badda as they march towards the Indian High Commission yesterday afternoon. They eventually sat on the road and chanted slogans in favour of their demands, including the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others who fled there during and after last year’s July uprising . Photo: Palash Khan

These vehicles have been lying abandoned on Narinda Road in Wari for years now, slowly rusting away. Originally seized by police, they have been kept here without any due process, hampering pedestrian movement. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon