Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) trains are left to the elements near a shed at the Kamalapur Railway Station. The government had bought 20 sets of these in 2013 spending over Tk 600 crore. Over the years, the trains appeared problematic for Bangladesh Railway and were taken off service one by one. The photos were taken recently. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Amid cold and foggy weather, labourers huddle on a three wheeler, as they head to Rajshahi city in search of work. The chill has already gripped the northern region. The photo was taken around 8:00am yesterday in Paba upazila of Rajshahi.

Photo: Azahar Uddin

Dust blankets the Tikrabadh area on Khulna-Satkhira highway. With sand, gravel, and other repair materials left exposed, the movement of vehicles kicks dust into the air. The photo was taken yesterday.

Photo: Habibur Rahman

An activist of Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal loses balance during a scuffle with police at the Kakrail intersection yesterday. The law enforcers charged batons to disperse JASAD activists who were attempting to march towards the Chief Adviser’s Office to protest the leasing out of the Chattogram port and terminals to foreign entities. PHOTO: AMRAN HOSSAIN

Fishermen cast their nets in the Turag River near Bosila. The relocation of tanneries from the Rayer Bazar area to Savar has led to a decline in pollution levels in the capital’s rivers, making them once again habitable for fish. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Long-route buses and trucks struggle to enter the capital beneath the Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover due to an illegal leguna stand, causing heavy traffic and delaying commuters. The photo was taken in the Jatrabari area yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman