Children of worker's passing idle time in a recycling factory on July 06, 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Recycling plastic bottles has become a growing business over the last couple of years as well as helping to protect the environment. According to the Bangladesh PET Flakes Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BPFMEA), Bangladesh exports on an average nearly 30,000 tons of PET bottle flakes mainly to China, South Korea and Taiwan worth $14 million dollars per year. (Photo by Zakir Chowdhury/Barcroft Images)





A Bangladeshi man collects objects from garbage dump near the Buriganga river in Dhaka on June 11, 2017. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)





A family travels by raft to collect drinking water near a river island formed from sedimentation, known as a “char” at Mainkdir, Sariakandi, Bogra, Bangladesh, 16 August 2017. Flood victims are facing severe shortages of drinking water and food. Many flood victims have abandoned their homes along with their cattle, goats, to take shelter on embankments. At least 50 people have died as a result of the floods. (Photo by Abir Abdullah/EPA/Rex Features/Shutterstock )





Rohingya refugees sit in front of their house which has been destroyed by Cyclone Mora at the Balukhali Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh May 31, 2017. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





Rohingya refugees rebuild their makeshift house, which was destroyed by Cyclone Mora, at the Kutupalang Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh June 1, 2017. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





A ferry with passengers traveling home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival leaves Dhaka, Bangladesh June 23, 2017. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





People wait to get on board at a ferry terminal as they travel home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh June 23, 2017. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





Hindu devotees dressed as different religious figures sit on top of a truck as they celebrate Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 14, 2017. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





People take selfie with a girl dressed as Lord Krishna during the celebration of Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 14, 2017. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





A boy dressed as Lord Krishna is pictured while Hindu devotees march on the streets to celebrate Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, in Dhaka, August 14, 2017. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





A Bangladeshi villager evacuates to a cyclone shelter on the coast in Cox's Bazar district on May 30, 2017. Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh on May 30, packing winds of up to 135 kilometres (84 miles) per hour, damaging thousands of homes as more than 300,000 people fled coastal villages. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





A boy feeding his sheep using boat in flood affected area on July 15, 2017 in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh. Flooding sparked by heavy seasonal rains and onrush of water from hills across the Indian borders have affected parts of Bangladesh and left hundreds of thousands homeless. According to the Bangladesh Disaster Management Bureau around 1.5 million people have been affected by this year flood. Rivers in the north started to rise in early July and by the 20th of July nearly all of them started to flow over the danger level. It caused floods in 6 districts, namely, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Sirajganj and Sunamganj initially and inundated crop fields and dwelling areas, washed away standing crops, houses and households assets, livestock and displaced the affected people.Bangladesh is one of the most climate change-vulnerable and disaster-prone countries. The rivers of this country are facing tremendous environmental anomalies. They overflow during the rainy season but shrink in other seasons. Floods in Bangladesh are directly or indirectly related to sub-Himalayan countries like India, Bhutan, and Nepal. An understanding should be made to protect the eco-system in the regions to minimize the risks of flash floods, and to share the water resources as per international laws. (Photo by Zakir Chowdhury/Barcroft Images)





Boatmen wait in the polluted water near the river bank of Buriganga on the eve of World Environment Day, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 04 June 2017. A large swathe of the Buriganga River which is the lifeline of the capital has turned pitch-black with toxic waste, oil and chemicals flowing into it from industrial units. The water became extremely polluted and represents a health hazard for the riverbed communities. (Photo by Abir Abdullah/EPA)





Bangladeshis cram onto a train as they travel home to be with their families ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al Fitr, in Dhaka on June 22 , 2017. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)





In this July 14, 2017 photo, a Bangladeshi trainer shows a swimming technique, as children watch during a swimming training session at a pond in the Shishu Polli Plus area in Sreepur village, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Drowning is a major cause of death among youngsters in Bangladesh, claiming up to 18,000 children under the age of 18 every year, and 43 percent of deaths among children under 5, according to a 2011 government survey. A British charity has partnered with a Bangladeshi research group to offer swimming lessons in this central Bangladeshi farming village for children from poor, rural families. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)





In this July 28, 2017 photo, Bangladeshi woman Samela Begum, right, cries near the graves of her two sons who drowned in a swamp in May, as her husband Monir Hossain, center, and another person plant a tree at a graveyard in Noyadda village, Keraniganj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. “All the mothers, my sisters, please, remain alert”, Samela Begum said, weeping. “Please teach your sons to swim, otherwise your laps will become empty like mine”. In an effort to help mothers like Begum, a British charity has partnered with a Bangladeshi research group to offer swimming lessons in this central Bangladeshi farming village for children from poor, rural families. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)





In this July 14, 2017 photo, Bangladeshi children attend a warm up session before a swimming practice in the Shishu Polli Plus area in Sreepur village, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)





In this July 14, 2017 photo, Bangladeshi children attend a swimming training session, as others watch at a pond in the Shishu Polli Plus area in Sreepur village, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)





In this July 14, 2017 photo, a Bangladeshi girl jumps from the starting block as she attends a swimming training session at a pond in the Shishu Polli Plus area in Sreepur village, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)





Bangladeshis push a cartload of belongings and walk homewards after spending a night at a shelter in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, May 30, 2017. A tropical storm lashed southern Bangladesh on Tuesday, destroying hundreds of poorly built homes in some remote islands in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. No casualties were immediately reported. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Bangladeshi commuters use a rickshaw to cross a flooded street amid heavy rainfall in Dhaka on July 26, 2017. Bangladesh is experiencing downpours following a depression forming in the Bay of Bengal. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)





Bangladeshi pedestrians cross an iron bridge as smoke rises from a fire in a garbage dump below them near the Buriganga river in Dhaka on June 11, 2017. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)





Bangladeshi children sit in an ornate horse cart under cloudy skies near the Buriganga river in Dhaka on June 11, 2017. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)