Dhaka's century-old boat market going under
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The sight of hundreds of brand new wooden boats aligned on the banks of the River Balu is a regular fixture at Kayetpara in Nasirabad of Dhaka's Khilgaon during the monsoon. Buyers from near and far flock to this century-old boat market, perhaps the oldest in Dhaka. As monsoon has arrived, boat makers of Kayetpara have been busy building small to medium boats that are widely used as vessels by customers from flood-prone and low lying areas in and around the capital. All the wooden boats, which range in size between 16ft and 18ft in length, are hand-made by local craftsmen and can be bought for as little as Tk3,000. However, the demand for such boats at Nasirabad's weekly market has dropped below half the usual rate due to high prices, development of alternative modes of communication, and relentless sand-filling. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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The sight of hundreds of brand new wooden boats aligned on the banks of the River Balu is a regular fixture at Kayetpara in Nasirabad of Dhaka's Khilgaon during the monsoon. Buyers from near and far flock to this century-old boat market, perhaps the oldest in Dhaka. As monsoon has arrived, boat makers of Kayetpara have been busy building small to medium boats that are widely used as vessels by customers from flood-prone and low lying areas in and around the capital. All the wooden boats, which range in size between 16ft and 18ft in length, are hand-made by local craftsmen and can be bought for as little as Tk3,000. However, the demand for such boats at Nasirabad's weekly market has dropped below half the usual rate due to high prices, development of alternative modes of communication, and relentless sand-filling. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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The sight of hundreds of brand new wooden boats aligned on the banks of the River Balu is a regular fixture at Kayetpara in Nasirabad of Dhaka's Khilgaon during the monsoon. Buyers from near and far flock to this century-old boat market, perhaps the oldest in Dhaka. As monsoon has arrived, boat makers of Kayetpara have been busy building small to medium boats that are widely used as vessels by customers from flood-prone and low lying areas in and around the capital. All the wooden boats, which range in size between 16ft and 18ft in length, are hand-made by local craftsmen and can be bought for as little as Tk3,000. However, the demand for such boats at Nasirabad's weekly market has dropped below half the usual rate due to high prices, development of alternative modes of communication, and relentless sand-filling. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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The sight of hundreds of brand new wooden boats aligned on the banks of the River Balu is a regular fixture at Kayetpara in Nasirabad of Dhaka's Khilgaon during the monsoon. Buyers from near and far flock to this century-old boat market, perhaps the oldest in Dhaka. As monsoon has arrived, boat makers of Kayetpara have been busy building small to medium boats that are widely used as vessels by customers from flood-prone and low lying areas in and around the capital. All the wooden boats, which range in size between 16ft and 18ft in length, are hand-made by local craftsmen and can be bought for as little as Tk3,000. However, the demand for such boats at Nasirabad's weekly market has dropped below half the usual rate due to high prices, development of alternative modes of communication, and relentless sand-filling. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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The sight of hundreds of brand new wooden boats aligned on the banks of the River Balu is a regular fixture at Kayetpara in Nasirabad of Dhaka's Khilgaon during the monsoon. Buyers from near and far flock to this century-old boat market, perhaps the oldest in Dhaka. As monsoon has arrived, boat makers of Kayetpara have been busy building small to medium boats that are widely used as vessels by customers from flood-prone and low lying areas in and around the capital. All the wooden boats, which range in size between 16ft and 18ft in length, are hand-made by local craftsmen and can be bought for as little as Tk3,000. However, the demand for such boats at Nasirabad's weekly market has dropped below half the usual rate due to high prices, development of alternative modes of communication, and relentless sand-filling. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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The sight of hundreds of brand new wooden boats aligned on the banks of the River Balu is a regular fixture at Kayetpara in Nasirabad of Dhaka's Khilgaon during the monsoon. Buyers from near and far flock to this century-old boat market, perhaps the oldest in Dhaka. As monsoon has arrived, boat makers of Kayetpara have been busy building small to medium boats that are widely used as vessels by customers from flood-prone and low lying areas in and around the capital. All the wooden boats, which range in size between 16ft and 18ft in length, are hand-made by local craftsmen and can be bought for as little as Tk3,000. However, the demand for such boats at Nasirabad's weekly market has dropped below half the usual rate due to high prices, development of alternative modes of communication, and relentless sand-filling. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB