Risky Travel
Travel on the coupling between two carriages. In Bangladesh, many people ride on the roofs of trains as frequently that is the only space available. For others, the fares are too high and can be avoided or reduced by travelling on the roof. However, the riding on roofs and other parts of train exteriors leads to regular accidents, many of them fatal.
Pineapples of Madhupur
Farmers in Madhupur, Tangail have traditionally been fond of producing pineapples in vast tracts of land. This year they planted pineapples in about 8,000 hectares of areas across the upazila. These photos taken recently show that farmers there are passing a busy time cultivation of pineapples. The juicy fruit has a rich market as it is not only delicious but also packed with vitamins and minerals like vitamin A and C, calcium, potassium and phosphorus. So, harvesting this seasonal fruit is considered profitable for farmers, as well as, eating it is immensely beneficial for health.
Rakher Upobash
Every year thousands of Hindu devotees gather in front of Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram temple for the Kartik Brati or Rakher Upobash religious festival in Barodi, Near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faithful sit in front of candles light ( named locally as Prodip ) and absorb in prayer. Lokenath Brahmachari who is called Baba Lokenath was an 18th Century Hindu saint and philosopher in Bengal. Hindu worshipers fast and pray in earnest to the gods for their favors during the traditional ritual called Kartik Brati or Rakher Upobash.Barodi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh.