HELEMUL ALAM

Airin Aktar, a resident of Dhanmondi, was seen moving through Chawkbazar around 2:00 pm yesterday, collecting an assortment of traditional iftar items on the first day of Ramadan.

She was searching for the iconic Shahi Jilapi shop at the historic Old Dhaka market. “I came on the first day to get fresh, high-quality products, as my family loves to start Ramadan with traditional iftar items,” she said, having already bought Boro Baper Polay Khay, Mohabbati Sharbat, chicken shashlik, chicken keema, and Jali Kebab.

Like her, Riaz Talukdar from Khilgaon also visited Chawkbazar, hoping to secure the freshest items for his family. “Every year, I come here to buy these traditional iftar items,” he said.

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