September 18, 2026

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Last minute rush at brick kilns

After a few months of firing bricks at brickfields, the dried and complete bricks are taken away before the monsoon arrives. The massive task is now underway at the brickfields on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River in Keraniganj's Jazira.

Workers are busy at the tail end of the production season in the brickfields in South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Workers are busy at the tail end of the production season in the brickfields in South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Workers are busy at the tail end of the production season in the brickfields in South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Workers are busy at the tail end of the production season in the brickfields in South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Sometimes, bricks fall apart when they are fired or taken out of the furnace. Workers keep them in a heap. The photo is taken at South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Sometimes, bricks fall apart when they are fired or taken out of the furnace. Workers keep them in a heap. The photo is taken at South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Finished bricks are kept in rows after they are taken out of the furnace. They are sorted according to their quality and sold at Tk 8 to Tk 12 per piece. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Finished bricks are kept in rows after they are taken out of the furnace. They are sorted according to their quality and sold at Tk 8 to Tk 12 per piece. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Workers put coal into the kilns at a brickfield at South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Workers put coal into the kilns at a brickfield at South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Smoke billows out of the chimney at a brickfield in South Keraniganj's Jazira even as workers remove bricks from the furnace. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Smoke billows out of the chimney at a brickfield in South Keraniganj's Jazira even as workers remove bricks from the furnace. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Smoke billows out of the chimney at a brickfield in South Keraniganj's Jazira even as workers remove bricks from the furnace. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Smoke billows out of the chimney at a brickfield in South Keraniganj's Jazira even as workers remove bricks from the furnace. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Finished bricks are taken out of the furnace at the brickfields on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River in South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Finished bricks are taken out of the furnace at the brickfields on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River in South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Finished bricks are taken out of the furnace at the brickfields on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River in South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

Finished bricks are taken out of the furnace at the brickfields on the banks of the Dhaleshwari River in South Keraniganj's Jazira. Photo: Abdullah al Momin

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Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 05:55 PM

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