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Ducks at play in Bogura's 'lotus pond', where the lotuses are long gone

Villagers in Shialchapar, Shajahanpur, still call their pond the 'lotus pond', though no lotus grows there now; a flock of ducks swims, bathes and forages along its banks.

Prothom Alo14 October 2026 · 1 min read

Ducks at play in Bogura's 'lotus pond', where the lotuses are long gone — Gallery

In Shialchapar village of Shajahanpur upazila in Bogura, a flock of ducks drifts across a pond, bathes and splashes about. Local people know the pond as Padmapukur, the lotus pond, although no lotus grows in it any more; the name has simply stayed in use.

Prothom Alo photographer Soel Rana's pictures show ducks climbing out to shake off the water, flapping their wings, drying off on the bank and feeding together at the water's edge. Ducks raised free on village ponds like this one are a familiar source of eggs and extra income for rural households.

Photo: Belayet2014 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); a representative picture of ducks on a pond

Source: Prothom Alo