PHOTO: HABIBUR RAHMAN

Date palm sap being condensed through boiling under high heat to produce jaggery. This operation in Khulna’s Doulatpur is run by Mazhar, Abu Bakkar and Matiur who move here from their Rajshahi residences every winter to tend to around 250 trees which they have taken on lease. They can produce around 40 to 50 kilogrammes of jaggery every day and each kilogramme sells for Tk 320 to Tk 400. The photo was taken recently.