No, the pollution in Hazaribagh has not even slowed down. It has become worse. Even though the government has constructed a central effluent treatment plant at the new tannery industrial zone in Savar, only a few tanners have completed the work of their factory buildings there. The apex court has fixed Tk 10,000 a day as fine for each tanner's delay to move out of Hazaribagh and yet it seems the tanners would not move to Savar anytime soon. Tanners bought and stored raw hides at their Hazaribagh factories during the Eid-ul-Azha. Visiting the industrial area on Wednesday, it was seen that the entire Hazaribagh area was processing raw hides in full swing. And the situation in Hazaribagh remains as filthy as before.

Jute growers across the country are upbeat about the good yield and price of the natural fibre this year. They said increased

EID-UL-AZHA is a time when young men of neighbourhoods venture into the trade of rawhide. They buy the hide from thousands of

With the Eid-ul-Azha only four days away, the sale of sacrificial animals is set to soar in the capital. Traders have put cattle, goats,

Abdul Kader is weaving lungis at his home in Ruhitpur of Dhaka's Keraniganj. The famous Ruhitpuri Lungi was produced in about 5,000

Some of the trees and plants have fruits everyone can identify, some trees have fruits rarely seen and some have no fruits at all.

Flood in the country's north, northeast and central regions has caused massive damage to crops, houses, roads and dykes. Many

Even though the government declared Panam Nagar in Sonargaon of Narayanganj an archaeologically protected site over a decade ago, it is yet to take any initiative for the conservation of the century-old heritage. Experts and archaeologists say if the government does not take a quick step to preserve the Panam Nagar, known as the lost city, it will be ruined and lost forever. The battered state of the heritage also baffles tourists.

Crossing these streets surrounding the Moghbazar-Malibagh flyover under construction is a nightmare for many city dwellers. Construction debris is left on them, leaving little room for traffic movement. Also, large potholes have appeared on the battered streets which get filled with dirty water whenever it rains, leading to public disgust. A month ago, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader had directed the authorities concerned to repair them immediately. Even though some of the streets were temporality repaired, these streets still remain in a shabby state. The photos were taken in front of Malibagh Super Market, West Malibagh, Malibagh Intersection, Siddeswari, Chamelibagh and Shantinagar areas in the capital.

Dhaka is shocked to the core as seven to eight men, aged between 20 years and 28, storm a building on Gulshan Road-79 housing “O Kitchen” and “Holey Artisan Bakery”, eateries popular with foreigners living in the capital. The gunmen take dozens of customers and staff hostage last night, and when police try to approach to negotiate, they hurl bombs and spray bullets killing two officials. Law enforcers cordon off the entire area and a standoff begins while family members of the fallen try to come to terms with the unimaginable. While law enforcers try to establish contact with the hostage takers, SITE reports that IS has claimed responsibility for the attack.

You don't only shop for yourself. You shop for your spouse, children, parents and relatives and friends you hold dear. Eid has become a time when we give gifts to our loved ones and that's why this month has become so big. From the tiniest of nose pins to elaborate Katan saris that have six figure price tags, from cufflinks to Rajshahi silk Punjabis, everything is bought and sold during Ramadan. The shopping arcades are crowded beyond belief. Everyone is in a hurry to get their shopping done before shops run out of the Eid collection and their sizes. And those who celebrate Eid outside Dhaka have more urgency. They have to get all shopping done before they head out for Eid holidays. The photos were taken from malls across the capital.

Summer is the season people complaint about the heat and humidity and the rainy season for being too wet. But these two seasons have a special attraction that nobody can deny. They are the seasons of juicy and mouth-watering fruits. This is the second week of the rainy season, which comes right after summer in the Bangla calendar. The market is flooded with popular fruits like mangoes, jackfruits, litchis, and pineapples. The fruits are also added to iftar as delicacies. The fruit season thankfully coincided with the month of Ramadan.

Hawkbazar has age-old tradition of being the capital's most popular iftar bazaar. Hours before the iftar time, makeshift food stalls open at this Old Dhaka spot with scores of iftar delicacies. Items that attract most include five-foot shik kebab and giant shahi jilapi. Another attraction is the grand “boro baper polay khay,” a chicken item mixed with puffed rice, fried chickpea, parched rice (chira), etc. The festivity and the food items make it a must-visit place at least once every Ramadan. This is also one of the oldest business hubs in the city.

The months of April-May herald the Boro harvesting season in the rural Bangladesh. Rice being the mainstay of the country's agrarian economy is the main cereal crop farmers grow in bounty. Thanks to a favorable weather and better crop management and inputs under their disposal growers are joyous to reap a bumper Boro this year. If these pictures, captured in the countryside, are something to go by - farming families are all passing busy days harvesting, thrashing, packing and marketing the freshly reaped paddies. In the hindsight, current market prices of rice are rather bearish that acts as disincentive to the growers of the investment-intensive irrigated-rice. Many pin high hope on government going into rice market with better price offer this year. However, delay in launching of public grain procurement dampens the prospect of farmers getting premium price.

WELL-OFF businessman Abdul Jabbar Sawdagor of Badarpati area in Chittagong organised the first Boli Khela in 1909 to encourage youths to join the anti-British movement and help them improve their physical strength. From then on this wrestling competition has been known as Jabbar-er Boli Khela to the people of the region. The competition has become a festival, and a three-day Baishakhi Fair is also held around it. This year the 107th Boli Khela was on the 12th of Baishakh and wrestlers from various areas of the country took part. People look forward to the fair at the Lal Dighi ground since special treats to home decoration objects are available there.

Braving the sweltering heat, city dwellers thronged Shahbagh, Dhaka University and Ramna Park areas on Pahela Baishakh to welcome the new Bangla year. Clad mostly in red and white, thousands of people started gathering at Ramna Batamul as the dawn broke for the Chhayanaut programme. Then it was the Mangal Shobhajatra in front of the Fine Arts Faculty near Shahbagh. There were programmes in the area celebrating the new year all day. There was something for every one.

The murder of Shohagi Jahan Tonu, 19, a second year student of history at Comilla Victoria College on March 20, triggered a nationwide protest. People especially the young have been enraged by what they say negligence in arresting anyone in connection with the murder of Tonu, whose body was found only a few hundred yards away from her cantonment home. Protesters have taken to the streets, blocked Shahbagh intersection, wore black badges, formed a human chain, and held a long march to Comilla demanding justice for the killing of the teenager.

It was a burst of colours and fragrance at the Krishibid Institution in the capital. Roses, marigolds, lilies, gerbera, daisies, tuberoses and gladiolus were all competing each other at the two-day Flower Fest 2016 held there, winning the hearts of the visitors with their unmatched natural beauty. Not a single shade of red, yellow, green, pink, orange was missing and the flowers came in a whole range of shapes, which soothed not only the eyes but tickled senses with sweet and earthly scent. Organised by Bangladesh Flower Society, the festival celebrated both local and foreign flowers, arranged in beautiful banquets. Even the venue was adorned with yellow-orange marigold strings, creating a fairy-tale ambience.

Several thousand of Hindus perform pilgrimage on the Chandranath Hills, a 1,300-foot high retreat in Sitakunda Upazila of Chittagong, every year. During their journey to the top, the devotees not only enjoy the picturesque beauty of the nature but also connect themselves to the mysticism. They go there to visit Chandranath National Great Temple which has idols of Biru Paksha and Chandranath, Lord Rama along with Laksman-Sita-Byas Kunda etc. Legends say when Sita-Rama-Laksman of Ramayana were exiled, they stayed in the hills for days. A century-old puja and a fair was organised in the hills at the beginning of this month.

HAVE you ever seen the moon through the mist? Have you ever felt the wind on your skin? If you have experienced these sensations and wondered whether they could be retained, then you have come close to visiting he world of muslin, however fleeting it may have been.” This is how the legendary fabric was described by an organiser of Muslin Festival in the journal published on the occasion. Held at the National Museum, the month-long festival beginning on February 5 projected the story of muslin in different forms through different events. From the Indian subcontinent, especially from Dhaka, muslin worth 28 lakh rupees was shipped to different countries, particularly those in Europe, in 1789, an expert noted at a seminar during the festival. Through the festival, the government was urged to provide financial assistance to researchers and weavers of muslin to revive the lost glory of the fine cotton fabric.