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A market for old barrels

A market has been set up in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area for the trading of used barrels. Traders purchase barrels for use all across the country. Traders also collect used barrels nationwide for sale at the market.

Barrels of various colours are on display at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Barrels of various colours are on display at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Used barrels are bought and sold at 30-32 stores in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Used barrels are bought and sold at 30-32 stores in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A labourer works at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A labourer works at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A labourer works at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A labourer works at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Push cart drivers earn between Tk 500-700 a day by transporting barrels to and from the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Push cart drivers earn between Tk 500-700 a day by transporting barrels to and from the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Push cart drivers earn between Tk 500-700 a day by transporting barrels to and from the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Push cart drivers earn between Tk 500-700 a day by transporting barrels to and from the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Mohammad Jafar, a shopkeeper at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area, has been in the business for 15 years. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Mohammad Jafar, a shopkeeper at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area, has been in the business for 15 years. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Customers can have steel barrels cut and turned into sheets at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Customers can have steel barrels cut and turned into sheets at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Naser, a shopkeeper at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area, cleans a used barrel. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Naser, a shopkeeper at the used barrels market in Old Dhaka's Soari Ghat area, cleans a used barrel. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu

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Published : 14 Nov 2023, 06:19 PM

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