Men at Work - from the streets of the old town

A Goldsmith in his own shop in Taati-Bazar. He was welcoming and let me explore his lifestyle a bit. He lives inside this shop, you can see his clothes hanging in the background. When I went there at around 10:30 in the morning, he was just spending a leisure time reading newspaper - there was not much for him to do as it was a weekend.

A man in Shakhari-Bazar cutting wood to make bangles. The door beside him opens into his house - that is where he lives, and this is where he works. He informed me that this was his everyday routine. He proudly said that he loves his work, although he complained that his sole earning was very low to keep the family running. That being said, he invited me in for a cup of tea, which reflected his generosity and enthusiasm.

A boy making Bakarkhani inside a cramped roadside shop. Bakarkhani - a type of special Bangladeshi bread - is made and sold by this child and his family every day. We can see how the bread is prepared - flattened by a person and then put inside a furnace to be fluffed up, where it gets its texture and flavour inside that furnace. Bakarkhani is a very popular and is a common snack, specially loved by the people of Old Dhaka with a cup of tea.