PHOTO: TITU DAS

Workers unload watermelons from trawlers for sale at temporary wholesale markets along Port Road beside the Kirtankhola River in Barishal yesterday. The trawlers collect the fruit from coastal areas in Patuakhali and Bhola districts. Depending on size and quality, 100 watermelons sell at wholesale prices ranging from Tk 2,000 to Tk 10,000, while a labourer earns around Tk 1,000 a day working from morning till night.