Illegal structures built haphazardly on Satarkul canal have narrowed the once wide waterbody, linked to the Balu river, in the city’s Badda. This photo was taken recently. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Rampant recklessness: Passengers risk life and limb as they cling to the locomotive and ride on the roof of a train crossing Malibagh yesterday afternoon. A fruit vendor sitting on the level crossing scrambles away at the last moment, leaving inches for the train to pass. Meanwhile, a man darts across the tracks, ignoring the gateman’s signal. On the adjacent lines, a group of men lounge idly, unlikely to hear another approaching train over the roar of the one already passing. Despite the fatal consequences of train-related accidents, recklessness remains rampant all over the country. Just Friday night, five people were killed after being run over by a train in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Army personnel were called in after people from local auto repair shops started protesting at a filling station over long queues of vehicles, particularly motorcycles, in front of their shops on Kalshi road in Mirpur, Dhaka. Photo: Palash Khan