Tag Archive for: Bangladesh
The Puller, by Shahnaz Parvin
Once on the way to Sonargoan, the Dhaka – Chittagong highway, I saw this man with a pulling van carrying an enormous amount of empty drums. I was on an auto riksa and asked my driver to stop. I got down but the highway was full with other…
Weaver’s Hand, by Shahnaz Parvin
In front of Jamdani Sharee shop, inside the Sonargaon Folk Art and Culture Museum, I found some weavers were weaving sharee. They were sitting before their rickety looms and working on what was once the prized possession of every Bangalee woman,…
Purple Rumped Sunbird, by Saniar Rahman Rahul
In one winter I went to Rema Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, in the northeastern part of Bangladesh. Just before entering into the forest I noticed this beautiful female Purple Rumped Sunbird, taking honey from this wild flower. It’s a tiny bird…