Salt workers are seasonal workers with marginal source of income. There is lack of social and health securities for salt workers. They are exposed to hazardous work-environmental factors and work in extreme climatic conditions.

Probarona Purnima is the second biggest festivals of the Buddha Community during the full moon of the bangle month.

Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India.Its height is 340 metres (1,115 ft). The waterfall is located in the Indian state of Meghalaya, near Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on Earth

Salt production runs along the coast in Banskhali upazila. Coastal salt farmers come down to the field every year after monsoon.The salt production season begins at the end of the monsoon shrimp season.50,000 salt farmers cultivate in various unions along the coast of Bay of Bengal.

Salt is being cultivated in 15 thousand hectares of coastal areas of Saral, Gandamara, Shekerkhil, Puichhari, Chanua, Kathria, Khankhanabad and Baharchhara Union of Banskhali upazila.Salt is made by drying the water with the heat of the sun.Basically, this salt production season lasts from December every year to June of the following year.

Gumaibeel of Rangunia, a well-known Chittagong granary, is Bangladesh's second largest beel after the Chalan Beel. It has now been buzzing with the arrival of flocks of red-green parakeets.

During the season of ripe rice, everyday thousands of red-green parakeets gather here mostly in search of ripe rice and food.

Farmers estimate that 15,000-20,000 parakeets' dwell in one flock. They consume all of the rice on the land where they sit.

Farmers say that the parakeets eat the paddy in flocks most of the time beginning in the afternoon.

Gumai Beel is one of the largest paddy fields in Bangladesh which is located at Rangunia upazila in Chittagong. The area of this beel starts from Mariam Nagar of Rangunia upazila and lasts up to Nishchintopur of Rangamati. Another area of the beel is situated in Kaptai of Rangamati. The amount of rice that can be produced from this vast region, it can provide two-and-a-half-day rice for all the people of the country. When it’s autumn, the fields look golden. This beel produces Amon and Boro mainly. But recently, the adjacent land to the main road of this beel has been filling up with various types of constructions.

চট্টগ্রামের রাঙ্গুনিয়ার গুমাই বিল। বলা হয়ে থাকে, এক গুমাই বিলে উৎপাদিত ধান থেকে দেশের আড়াই দিনের খাদ্য জোগান হয়। গুমাই বিলের পানির উৎস যে ছড়া ও খালগুলো তা নানাভাবে বন্ধ করে দেওয়া হয়েছে। অবিরাম ইটভাটা গড়ে উঠছে এবং পুরো বিল দখল হয়ে যাচ্ছে।

Karnaphuli River, major watercourse of the Chittagong region, Bangladesh. Rising in the Mizo Hills of Mizoram state, northeastern India, it flows about 170 miles (270 km) south and southwest through the southeastern arm of Bangladesh to empty into the Bay of Bengal, 12 miles (19 km) below the city of Chittagong. In the Chittagong Hill Tracts area it is known as the Kynsa Khyoung. The river is navigable by steamer to Rangamati and is extensively used for transporting cotton and forest products. The river’s Karnaphuli hydroelectric project provides power for tea-, jute-, tobacco-, and cotton-processing industries; the reservoir irrigates a vast agricultural area.

কর্ণফুলি নদীর নামের উৎস সম্পর্কে বিভিন্ন কাহিনী প্রচলিত আছে। কথিত আছে যে, আরাকানের এক রাজকন্যা চট্টগ্রামের এক পাহাড়ি রাজপুত্রের প্রেমে পড়েন। এক জ্যোৎস্নাস্নাত রাতে তারা দুই জন এই নদীতে নৌভ্রমণ উপভোগ করছিলেন। নদীর পানিতে চাঁদের প্রতিফলন দেখার সময় রাজকন্যার কানে গোঁজা একটি ফুল পানিতে পড়ে যায়। ফুলটি হারিয়ে কাতর রাজকন্যা সেটা উদ্ধারের জন্য পানিতে ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়েন। কিন্তু প্রবল স্রোতে রাজকন্যা ভেসে যান, তার আর খোঁজ পাওয়া যায় নি। রাজপুত্র রাজকন্যাকে বাঁচাতে পানিতে লাফ দেন, কিন্তু সফল হন নি। রাজকন্যার শোকে রাজপুত্র পানিতে ডুবে আত্মাহুতি দেন। এই করুণ কাহিনী থেকেই নদীটির নাম হয় কর্ণফুলী

Water logging is a curse for any city or country.The people of Chittagong want to get rid of this curse.The city experiences waterlogging during the rainy season every year.Unclean drainage is the main cause of this waterlogging.Due to this waterlogging, human life becomes very narrow.It's difficult to identify which is drain and which is road.The biggest problem is with sick patients.Unable to get an ambulance due to waterlogging, the boy takes his father to the hospital in the rain on a stretcher by van.

Karnaphuli or Khawthlangtuipui is the largest and most important river in Chattogram and the Chattogram Hill Tracts. It is a 667-metre (2,188 ft) wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Saithah village of Mamit district in Mizoram, India, it flows 270 kilometres (170 mi) southwest through Chattogram Hill Tracts and Chattogram into the Bay of Bengal. Before the Padma, it was the fastest flowing river in Bangladesh. It is said to "represent the drainage system of the whole south-western part of Mizoram.Principal tributaries include the Kawrpui River or Thega River, Tuichawng River and Phairuang River. A large hydroelectric power plant using Karnaphuli river was built in the Kaptai region during the 1960s. The mouth of the river hosts the Port of Chattogram, the largest and busiest seaport of Bangladesh.

Probarona Purnima is the second biggest festivals of the Buddha Community during the full moon of the bangle month.

The chital or chital, also known as the spotted deer, chital deer, and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent.

It is always a magic moment to watch a young hind in the morning sun! This one was a poser!

Fishing boat with fishermen's equipment on the river bank in the morning at Karnafuli river (Kaptai). When fishermen fish in the fog-covered river in the winter morning, an unearthly environment is created. It's like a heavenly morning.

The name of the traditional river of ancient Chittagong is Karnafuli. This river is an immortal witness of thousands of years of history. Starting from the eastern hills, this river has merged with the Bay of Bengal on the wide western side.

The scenery of the two banks of Karnafuli is amazing. Everyone's eyes will be closed. The only hydropower plant in Bangladesh has been built on Karnafuli.

Chittagong, the holy land of Bar Auliya and the green land of natural beauty, has developed on the banks of Karnafuli. One of the main reasons for this beauty of Chittagong is Karnafuli. The port built on the banks of this river is economically important. Chittagong port is very old. The river is losing its romance. The river is only being attacked because of the profiteering people.

কর্ণফুলী নদীতে (কাপ্তাই) ভোরে নদীর তীরে জেলেদের সরঞ্জাম সহ মাছ ধরার নৌকা। শীতের ভোরে জেলেরা যখন কুয়াশা ঢাকা নদীতে মাছ ধরে তখন অপার্থিব পরিবেশ তৈরি হয়। এ যেন স্বর্গীয় এক সকাল।

প্রাচীন চট্টগ্রামের ঐতিহ্যবাহী নদীর নাম কর্ণফুলী। হাজার হাজার বছরের ইতিহাসের অমর সাক্ষী এই নদী। পূর্ব পাহাড় থেকে শুরু হয়ে বিস্তীর্ণ পশ্চিম পাশে গড়িয়ে গড়িয়ে বঙ্গোপসাগরের সাথে মিলে গেছে এই নদী।

কর্ণফুলীর দুই তীরের প্রাকৃতিক দৃশ্য এক কোথায় অসাধারণ। যে কারও চোখ জুড়াবেই। কর্ণফুলীর ওপরে গড়ে উঠেছে বাংলাদেশের একমাত্র জলবিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্র।

কর্ণফুলীর তীরে গড়ে উঠেছে বার আউলিয়ার পুণ্যভূমি, প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের লীলাভূমি চট্টগ্রাম। চট্টগ্রামের এই সৌন্দর্যের অন্যতম প্রধান কারণ হলো কর্ণফুলী। অর্থনৈতিকভাবে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ হলো এ নদীর তীরে গড়ে ওঠা বন্দর। চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর বহু পুরোনো।

নদী তার রোমান্টিকতা হারিয়ে ফেলছে। মুনাফালোভী মানুষের কারণে নদী কেবল আগ্রাসনের শিকার হচ্ছে।

মানবিক ও শৈল্পিক দৃষ্টিতে তার রূপ উপভোগ কিংবা নদীজীবনের স্বাদ গ্রহণের রুচি আজ হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে। কান পাতলে কর্ণফুলী নদী’র গুঞ্জন আজও শোনা যাবে, চোখ মেলে তাকালে পাহাড়-অরণ্য-উপত্যকা ভেদ করে ছুটে চলা স্রোতস্বিনীর সৌন্দর্যও দেখা যাবে।কিন্তু সে কান আর প্রাণ কোথায় আজ? প্রয়োজনের ক্ষুধিত চাহিদার থাবার নিচে সবই মিথ্যা হয়ে যাচ্ছে। হয়তো কর্ণফুলীর গুঞ্জন আদতে তার ক্রন্দন আজ। হয়তো দেশের অন্য নদীর ক্ষেত্রেও এ-ই সত্য।

Date juice is the juice collected from the date plam in winter. Usually date juice is collected from earthen jars.At present, however, in many cases, it is collected in plastic bottles instead of soil.Drinking date juice removes the weakness of the body.It contains high natural sugar and other natural ingredients. However, in many cases, drinking date juice is a health risk.

The head of the date palm is thoroughly cleaned to collect sap from the date palm. Then the clean white part is cut and the juice is collected in small and big jugs in a special way. Every day during the winter season, the white part of the tree head is cleaned and the bones are hung on the tree from afternoon to evening. In the morning the bones are brought down. Patali and Lali molasses are usually made from the juice and sold.

The chital or chital, also known as the spotted deer, chital deer, and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent

Karnaphuli is the largest and most important river in Chattogram and the Chattogram Hill Tracts. Before the Padma, it was the fastest flowing river in Bangladesh. The mouth of the river hosts the Port of Chattogram, the largest and busiest seaport of Bangladesh.

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The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella. Like the black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris), it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae, probably a closer relative of the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than of the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers. In some areas it is known as the slate-colored mockingbird. -

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Kaptai Lake is the largest lake in Bangladesh. It is located in the Kaptai Upazila under Rangamati District of Chittagong Division. The lake was created as a result of building the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River, as part of the Karnaphuli Hydro-electric project.

Sundarbans, The largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world, located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh. It lies on the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta at the point where it merges with the Bay of Bengal. It is also a center of economic activities, such as extraction of timber, fishing and collection of honey. The forest consists of about 200 islands, separated by about 400 interconnected tidal rivers, creeks and canals.

The nature of Sundarbans is really so different and so so amazing to enjoy. I think it is really unmatched by its God gifted incredible features. Every traveler in the world should make a visit to our Sundarbans for once minimum in their lifetime, not but it will be a subject of great affliction to life.

সুন্দরবন বাংলাদেশের দক্ষিণ অংশে গঙ্গা ও ব্রহ্মপুত্রের বদ্বীপ এলাকায় অবস্থিত পৃথিবীর বৃহত্তম জোয়ারধৌত গরান বনভূমি। নানা ধরনের গাছপালার চমৎকার সমারোহ ও বিন্যাস এবং বন্যপ্রাণীর অনন্য সমাবেশ এ বনভূমিকে চিহ্নিত করেছে এক অপরূপ প্রাকৃতিক নিদর্শন হিসেবে। অর্থনৈতিক কর্মকান্ডের একটি উলে-খযোগ্য কেন্দ্র হিসেবেও এটি বিবেচিত; এখান থেকে সংগৃহীত হয় নানা কাজে ব্যবহার উপযোগী বনবৃক্ষ, আহরিত হয় প্রচুর পরিমাণ মধু, মোম ও মাছ। সাতক্ষীরা, খুলনা এবং বাগেরহাট জেলার অংশবিশেষ জুড়ে বাংলাদেশের সুন্দরবন বিস্তৃত। পরস্পর সংযুক্ত প্রায় ৪০০ নদী-নালা, খালসহ প্রায় ২০০টি ছোট বড় দ্বীপ ছড়িয়ে আছে সুন্দরবনে।

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide.[3][4] The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey.

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Masjid-e-Siraj ud-Daulah, locally known as Chandanpura Jame Masjid, is one of the great examples of Mughal-inspired architecture.

The Chandanpura Masjid is a mosque situated in the old part of Chittagong on the Nabab Siraj ud-Daulah road in Bangladesh. It is one of the famous landmarks in Chittagong and a popular tourist attraction for its impressive architecture consisting of multiple domes and minarets painted in bright colors.

According to historians, it was built in 1870 by one Master Abdul Hamid, a contractor. After its construction, the mosque used to be known as Hamidia-Taj-Masjid. Builders and architects from Lucknow and Mumbai (of India) were brought in for the work.

Later in 1947, Abu Syed Dobhash, a descendant of Hamid, took the initiative to renovate the mosque, which was completed in 1952. It had cost around Tk 4 lakh for the renovation.

Although it was renovated in 1952, the mosque has deteriorated over the years due to environmental factors, such as air pollution. Little is known about the origin and the history behind the mosque except for the local historians.

The two-storey structure with an entrance in the middle has two staircases zigzagging to the top of two minarets on both sides. Railings of the staircases are decorated with multi-coloured floral designs. Both minarets are around seven-storey tall.

In total, there are five domes with a large onion dome at the centre -- surrounded by structures intricately designed like petals.

This mosque is a part of our identity. It never ceases to amaze us even after so many years.

Azgar Ali Chowdhury Jame Mosque is an ancient mosque located in Halishahar, Chittagong.

The mosque was built in 1895 by named Azgar Ali Chowdhury.The mosque was built on 10 acres of land.

About 31 worshipers including Imam can perform prayers in this mosque.In 2016, the mosque became unsuitable for prayers.As a result, the mosque committee decided to renovate it and construct another new building with the consent of the locals.

They commissioned the Urbana Architects Group in Dhaka to renovate the mosque.The mosque was renovated with lime-surki at a cost of Rs 50 lakh.Another new building was constructed on the west side at a cost of about four and a half crore take.

Lake-like water structures are built around it. Much like the National Assembly. Seen from a distance, it looks like it is floating on water.

It is a mosque originally built in imitation of the Mughal establishment.

An effect of the Taj Mahal can be seen in its design. There are beautiful carvings on the walls outside the mosque.Above are 24 minarets. And there are three domes.The middle of the dome is much larger in size. There are no special windows in this mosque. The size of the door is not too big either. This mosque has been built with limestone.

আজগর আলী চৌধুরী জামে মসজিদ চট্টগ্রামের হালিশহরে অবস্থিত একটি প্রাচীন মসজিদ.

১৭৯৫ সালে আজগর আলী চৌধুরী নামে একজন স্থানীয় ব্যক্তি এই মসজিদটি তৈরি করেন। ১০ শতক জমির ওপর মসজিদটি নির্মাণ করা হয়। ইমামসহ প্রায় ৩১ জন মুসল্লি এই মসজিদে নামায আদায় করতে পারেন। ২০১৬ সালের দিকে মসজিদটি নামায পড়ার অনুপযুক্ত হয়ে পড়ে। ফলে মসজিদ কমিটি এলাকাবাসীর সম্মতিতে ঠিক করে এটি সংস্কার করে নতুন আরেকটি ভবন তৈরি করা হবে। ঢাকাস্থ আরবানা আর্টিটেক্ট গ্রুপকে তারা দায়িত্ব দেয় মসজিদটি সংস্কার করার জন্য। ৫০ লক্ষ টাকা খরচ করে চুন-সুরকি দিয়েই মসজিদটিকে সংস্কার করা হয়। আর প্রায় সাড়ে চার কোটি টাকা ব্যয়ে এর পশ্চিম দিকে আরেকটি নতুন ভবন তৈরি করা হয়। এটির চারপাশে লেকের মতো পানির স্থাপনা তৈরি করা হয়। অনেকটা জাতীয় সংসদের মতো। দূর থেকে দেখলে মনে হয় এটি ভেসে আছে পানির ওপরে।

এটি মূলত মোঘল স্থাপনাকে অনুকরণ করে তৈরি করা একটি মসজিদ। তাজমহলের একটি প্রভাব এর নকশায় লক্ষ্য করা যায়। মসজিদের বাইরে দেয়ালে রয়েছে সুন্দর কারুকাজ। উপরে রয়েছে ২৪ টি মিনার। আর গম্বুজ রয়েছে তিনটি। এর মধ্যে মাঝখানের গম্বুজ আকারে অনেক বড়। বিশেষ কোন জানালা এই মসজিদে নেই। দরজার আকারও খুব একটা বড় নয়। চুন-সুড়কি দিয়েই এই মসজিদটি তৈরি করা হয়েছে।

Salt production has been an indigenous industry of the coastal regions since ancient times.A class of people of Chittagong known as Mulangi used to boil sea water to produce salt since ancient times.Their salt production area was called 'Tofal'.During the Mughal period, two government departments called 'Nimak Jaigir Mahal and Nimak Ayaz Mahal' controlled this industry.

Salt production runs along the coast in Banskhali upazila. Coastal salt farmers come down to the field every year after monsoon.The salt production season begins at the end of the monsoon shrimp season.50,000 salt farmers cultivate in various unions along the coast of Bay of Bengal.

Salt is being cultivated in 15 thousand hectares of coastal areas of Saral, Gandamara, Shekerkhil, Puichhari, Chanua, Kathria, Khankhanabad and Baharchhara Union of Banskhali upazila.Salt is made by drying the water with the heat of the sun.Basically, this salt production season lasts from December every year to June of the following year.

Karnaphuli River, major watercourse of the Chittagong region, Bangladesh. Rising in the Mizo Hills of Mizoram state, northeastern India, it flows about 170 miles (270 km) south and southwest through the southeastern arm of Bangladesh to empty into the Bay of Bengal, 12 miles (19 km) below the city of Chittagong. In the Chittagong Hill Tracts area it is known as the Kynsa Khyoung. The river is navigable by steamer to Rangamati and is extensively used for transporting cotton and forest products. The river’s Karnaphuli hydroelectric project provides power for tea-, jute-, tobacco-, and cotton-processing industries; the reservoir irrigates a vast agricultural area.

কর্ণফুলি নদীর নামের উৎস সম্পর্কে বিভিন্ন কাহিনী প্রচলিত আছে। কথিত আছে যে, আরাকানের এক রাজকন্যা চট্টগ্রামের এক পাহাড়ি রাজপুত্রের প্রেমে পড়েন। এক জ্যোৎস্নাস্নাত রাতে তারা দুই জন এই নদীতে নৌভ্রমণ উপভোগ করছিলেন। নদীর পানিতে চাঁদের প্রতিফলন দেখার সময় রাজকন্যার কানে গোঁজা একটি ফুল পানিতে পড়ে যায়। ফুলটি হারিয়ে কাতর রাজকন্যা সেটা উদ্ধারের জন্য পানিতে ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়েন। কিন্তু প্রবল স্রোতে রাজকন্যা ভেসে যান, তার আর খোঁজ পাওয়া যায় নি। রাজপুত্র রাজকন্যাকে বাঁচাতে পানিতে লাফ দেন, কিন্তু সফল হন নি। রাজকন্যার শোকে রাজপুত্র পানিতে ডুবে আত্মাহুতি দেন। এই করুণ কাহিনী থেকেই নদীটির নাম হয় কর্ণফুলী

Polistes fuscatus, whose common name is the dark or northern paper wasp, is widely found in eastern North America, from southern Canada through the southern United States.[2] It often nests around human development. However, it greatly prefers areas in which wood is readily available for use as nest material, therefore they are also found near and in woodlands and savannas.

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The crimson sunbird is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar. They may also take insects, especially when feeding their young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

Every year, thousands of followers of “Loknath,” gather at different branches of Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram for the “Kartik Brati” or “Rakher Upobash” religious festival. The festival is held on every Saturday and Tuesday during the last 15 days of Bangla month of “Kartik.” Lokenath Brahmachari, mostly known as Baba Lokenath, was an 18th Century Hindu saint and philosopher in Bengal. Lighting small lamps and special incense, Hindu worshipers fast and pray in earnest to the gods for favors during this ritual

Narayanganj || Bangladesh

Water logging is a curse for any city or country.The people of Chittagong want to get rid of this curse.The city experiences waterlogging during the rainy season every year.Unclean drainage is the main cause of this waterlogging.Due to this waterlogging, human life becomes very narrow.It's difficult to identify which is drain and which is road.

Most black flies gain nourishment by feeding on the blood of mammals, including humans, although the males feed mainly on nectar. They are usually small, black or gray, with short legs, and antennae. They are a common nuisance for humans, and many U.S. states have programs to suppress the black fly population. They spread several diseases, including river blindness in Africa (Simulium damnosum and S. neavei) and the Americas (S. callidum and S. metallicum in Central America, S. ochraceum in Central and South America). -

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On the occasion of the Rath Yatra of the Bengali Hindu community, everyone is worshiping Lord Jagannath Dev at Rikabibazar Point in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

A child is walking through a pile of dirt. He works with his parents to clean up the mess. Many more children like him are working here in unhealthy environment day after day.

In Bangladesh, a large proportion of marine and freshwater fish landings are processed by drying. Dry fish is locally called ‘Shutki’. In winter, many fishermen catch fish mainly to make dry fish. But traditional drying methods are used in the absence of a modern dry fish preservation facility. Most of time they dry fish under sun; these dried fish can bring them profit by exporting them. The fish is also exported to different countries after meeting local demand, traders say. Demand for fish drying labor corresponds with the lunar cycle, with two high and two low weeks each month. A flexible labor force is thus required, and most workers are hired on a daily basis. These casual laborers, who often lack alternative employment options, are usually able to find work for around 15 days per month, but sometimes as few as 10. The working day runs from dawn to dusk (roughly 6.00 am to 6.00 pm), and there is a strong gender division of labor. Men perform tasks which include washing fresh fish, applying pesticides to prevent fly infestation, hanging fish up to dry on scaffolding, weighing and bagging dried product and loading it onto trucks. Women are responsible primarily for sorting fresh fish by species, tying pairs of churri and loitya together so that they can be hung up, and turning and further sorting of mixed fish species during the drying process. At least 50% of the causal laborers employed are women & child. Workers said they get daily wage of Tk 300 in addition to some raw fish.