Winter bird

Winter bird

A gachhi secures a container on a date palm in Palashbari. Every winter, these skilled sap collectors travel nearly 100 miles from Bagha in Rajshahi, setting up temporary shelters for four months to harvest sap and produce jaggery, which is sent across Bangladesh and abroad. Photo: Junayet Rashel

Winter’s 100-mile trek: Palashbari’s date sap collectors and their timeless craft

Fresh sap sells fast – Tk70 per litre in the morning and evening

The Jahangirnagar University campus has been known as a winter resort for migratory birds for the last 35 years and this year is no exception. Photo: Mahbub Rinad

Jahangirnagar: A bird haven