Teprai, a traditional fishing tool made of bamboo slits, makers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are all geared up for their seasonal business as demand for the item sees a rise during the monsoon every year.
On the banks of Brahmaputra river, Lalvanu Bewa and Mariom Begum start their day by collecting water in pitchers for cooking. It’s something they have been doing since childhood, just like women in over 100 families in Char Parbati area of Kurigram Sadar upazila.
Sixty-seven-year-old Idris Ali is a farmer living at a remote char in Rolakata area on the Brahmaputra bed. He has to travel to Jatrapur market of Kurigram Sadar upazila every day because of his work and to buy essentials for his family.