PERILS OF POLYTHENE ... The point where three canals – Khilgaon-Basabo canal, Jirani canal and Manda canal – meet at Shukhnagar Modinabagh in the capital’s Mugdapara barely has any sign of water, as it is now filled with garbage and polythene bags, dumped by locals. The government’s 2002 polythene ban seems to have done little to do away with such environmental hazards. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: SHEIKH ENAMUL HAQ

These battery-run rickshaw-vans are being charged by an illegal power connection from the electricity pole close to the Dhaka Polytechnic Institute in Tejgaon Industrial area yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Pineapples being carried to Madhupur’s Jalchatra market, the biggest pineapple market in the area, for sale on Friday. This is the peak season for the famous Madhupur pineapple, but farmers are not happy this year as the price of this fruit has dropped. Photo: Mirza Shakil