An illegal brick kiln next to the reserve forest in Taracha of Bandarban's Rowangchhari. Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Piles of logs lay beside the brick kiln. Cutting of trees for such illegal kilns goes unabated in the area. The photo was taken a week ago. Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Seventeenth Bohmong Circle King engineer U Chaw Prue collects jhum taxes and traditional gifts from the headmen of 109 mouzas and 1,200 karbaris. A three-day celebration of Rajpunyah, a traditional festival of the Bohmong Circle, began in Bandarban yesterday. Photo: Sanjoy Kumar Barua
Trees stand with partially cut roots due to a road expansion project on the Barisal-Dhaka Highway. Around 12 trees were cut this way, which not only puts the trees at risk but also increases danger for the thousands of vehicles plying the road on a regular basis. The photo was taken in Gariar Par area of Barisal yesterday. Photo: Arifur Rahman
