Banga Bazar

Ahead of Eid al-Fitr, small businessmen in fire-ravaged Bangabazar set up temporary shops under tarpaulins. However, shopkeepers report poor sales. A massive fire burnt down the clothes market in April last year. The photo was taken on Monday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bazaar

Bongo Bazar misses Eid vibe a year after the blaze

Traders urge for swift completion of the new market building to be constructed on the site

Traders showcase their wares under the open sky following the devastating fire. Photo: Aditto Ahsan Bari
Bangladesh

With Bangabazar in their blood, traders reluctantly turn to other venues

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Bangabazar traders can run makeshift shops from Wednesday: Mayor Taposh

Photo: Shafiqul Islam
Thoughts

What's more expensive: Fire safety or fire accident?

Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir
Bangladesh

Destruction and despair in the air: A blaze battled, not battered

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Bangabazar blaze: 36 hurt

The Nigerians have learnt Bangla so that they can bargain better with the sellers of the cloth market. They buy clothes in bulk and send them directly to Nigeria. Photos: TBS
Panorama

From Bangabazar to Nigeria: How undocumented Nigerians set up an RMG export business 

Photo caption: Banga Bazar interpreters assist foreign buyers who visit the market and help them bargain with shop owners. TBS illustration 
Panorama

The Banga Bazar interpreters who speak half a dozen languages