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A popular market for jaggery

The Jhitka Bazar in Manikganj is famed for selling ‘hazari gur,’ a kind of jaggery made of date tree sap. Jaggery is sold at the market every day during winter.

Sales of jaggery start every morning at the Jhikta Bazar in Manikganj during the winter season. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sales of jaggery start every morning at the Jhikta Bazar in Manikganj during the winter season. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The price of jaggery ranges from Tk 250 to Tk 2,000 per kg at the Jhikta Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The price of jaggery ranges from Tk 250 to Tk 2,000 per kg at the Jhikta Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The price of jaggery ranges from Tk 250 to Tk 2,000 per kg at the Jhikta Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The price of jaggery ranges from Tk 250 to Tk 2,000 per kg at the Jhikta Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A round block of patali gur, a hard form of jaggery, at Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar weighs 250 grams. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A round block of patali gur, a hard form of jaggery, at Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar weighs 250 grams. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Traders showcase different qualities of jaggery at different prices at Jhitka Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Traders showcase different qualities of jaggery at different prices at Jhitka Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Each of the jaggery blocks has the name of its maker engraved on it at Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Each of the jaggery blocks has the name of its maker engraved on it at Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hazari gur, a kind of jaggery, is popular at Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar. It costs Tk 1,600 to Tk 2,000 per kg. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hazari gur, a kind of jaggery, is popular at Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar. It costs Tk 1,600 to Tk 2,000 per kg. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Traders weigh Hazari gur, a kind of jaggery, on a balance scale in Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Traders weigh Hazari gur, a kind of jaggery, on a balance scale in Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sujon collects date sap himself to make jaggery. He brought six kg of jaggery to sell at Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar and asks for a price of Tk 400 per kg. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sujon collects date sap himself to make jaggery. He brought six kg of jaggery to sell at Manikganj’s Jhitka Bazar and asks for a price of Tk 400 per kg. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Date sap collectors sell jaggery next to traders at the Jhitka Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Date sap collectors sell jaggery next to traders at the Jhitka Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A customer sniffs jaggery to try and discern its quality at the Jhitka Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A customer sniffs jaggery to try and discern its quality at the Jhitka Bazar in Manikganj. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 31 Jan 2024, 04:50 PM

Updated : 31 Jan 2024, 04:50 PM

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