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Glimpse, 8 October: jute on a bridge rail, bitter gourd trellises, winter seedlings

Prothom Alo's district photographers on 8 October: jute drying and bottle gourds for sale in Faridpur, bitter gourd in Gazipur, cauliflower and tomato seedlings in Rajshahi, a brinjal field in Bandarban, and birds and butterflies.

Glimpse, 8 October: jute on a bridge rail, bitter gourd trellises, winter seedlings
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Fields are being readied for winter vegetables and fishing goes on in the rivers and canals. Prothom Alo's district photographers caught farms, fields and nature on 8 October.

At Kamarkhali in Madhukhali, Faridpur, a man hangs jute fibre to dry on the railing of the Gorai bridge, and at Boalia a man sets off on a misty morning to sell bottle gourds from his own vine (photos: Alimuzzaman). At Tengra in Sreepur, Gazipur, bitter gourds hang from a farmer's trellis, and at Bartopa a lone pond heron stands watch (photos: Sadiq Mridha).

At Madhusudanpur in Paba, Rajshahi, Imran Mondal tends cauliflower and tomato seedlings for the winter crop (photo: Shahidul Islam). At Dolupara in Bandarban a Marma woman weeds a brinjal field, and at Bhangabridge another woman drives a herd of cattle to pasture (photos: Mong Hai Sing Marma).

Two fishers cast a net from a boat into a canal at Notun Bosti, Manikganj (photo: Abdul Momin). A vendor sells bananas from a van in College Lane, Pabna (photo: Hasan Mahmud).

A butterfly feeds on a flower at Kaludanga, Gabtali, Bogura, and a stray dove chick looks for its companions at Unchurki (photos: Soel Rana). A pink hibiscus blooms at Monoghar Residential High School in Rangamati, and a pair of spotted doves sits at Montola Adam (photos: Supriyo Chakma). A pair of mynas forages beside a wall at Madinabag, Khulna (photo: Saddam Hossain).

Photos: Prothom Alo district photographers, named in each caption. The picture used here is a file image.

Photo: Shahnoor Habib Munmun / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) (file image: drying jute fibre)

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