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Lost in the green, by Shahnaz Parvin
It was in Sonargaon, the ancient capital of Bengal. I went there to take some photographs of the rain and water lilies. We were on a boat for a while, but could not locate any lilies. At that moment everyone seemed tired, and our little guide,…
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,…