This season, farmers across Naogaon have had a bumper harvest of Aush and Jira paddy. Yet with much of the crop still submerged, they are forced to harvest the wet rice using machines. Unable to fetch regular rates, farmers are now selling off the damp paddy below the local market price at Tk 600-700 per maund. The photo was taken yesterday in Deoabari area of Manda upazila. Photo: Azahar Uddin

Dozens of trucks sit parked at a makeshift stand near the Gabtoli bus terminal in Dhaka, where government and private initiatives have been steadily filling in wetlands to make way for new infrastructure. Just a few years ago, boats ferried people and goods across these lowlands; today, the scene reflects the capital’s rapid urban expansion. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rashed Shumon