Water gushes through the Kaptai Dam spillway after all 16 gates were opened six inches each yesterday as Kaptai Lake’s water level neared the danger level. About 9,000 cusecs of water per second is being discharged into the Karnaphuli river as upstream hill torrents and rain continue to raise the lake’s water level. Photo: Rikors Chakma

The escalator on the footbridge near the Chairman Bari area in the capital’s Banani has been out of service for a while. The city’s first footbridge equipped with escalators, opened in 2014, has frequently suffered breakdowns and prolonged closures, inconveniencing those unable to climb stairs. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Palash Khan

Clutching his child in his arms, a father takes refuge on the tin roof of their home after it was submerged by tidal waters yesterday. An unusually high tide inundated the Shat Colony area of Monpura upazila in Bhola, leaving residents in distress. Photo: Abdur Rahman Shoeb

Rows of illegally parked trucks occupy both sides of a road in the capital’s Bhatara, narrowing the carriageway and disrupting traffic flow. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

The Bangladesh Army’s 34 Engineering Construction Brigade is supervising the construction of a 1.5km road from Alinagar High School to the Jalil Textile area at Sitakund’s Salimpur in Chattogram. The project is part of a government initiative to improve connectivity and law and order in the crime-prone area by linking it with four 10km paved roads. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan