Dredgers lift sand from the Bangshi river in Savar’s Nayyerhat area. According to locals, a group of influential people has been operating an illegal sand business for years by occupying a section of the river, harming the ecosystem and narrowing the waterway. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan

Fishermen unload fresh hilsa at Fishery Ghat on the Karnaphuli in Chattogram city yesterday. Sold through auction at the ghat, the fish will then reach consumers via retailers. Depending on size and quality, hilsa is currently trading at Tk 15,000 to Tk 30,000 per maund in the wholesale market. Photo: Rajib Raihan

A one-minute silence followed by a military salute was observed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday, as the bodies of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on a UN base in Sudan’s Abyei region returned home yesterday. Photo: ISPR