Dhaka’s Traditional Iftar gone Awry
Dhaka’s Traditional Iftar gone Awry Faizul Khan Tanim takes a stroll down Chawkbazar and realises that the spirit of Iftaar still remains although the Iftarii got skewed Inflation, diminishing food taste and worth and even less variation than last time were amongst the prime reasons why I could not indulge in the spirit of Iftarii this time. Since one of the cardinal activities of Ramadan is to break the fast at the Iftari capital, Chawkbazar of Old Dhaka, no Dhaka foodies want to miss this opportunity. Loud thumping of spoons on aluminium dishes and lids, Indiscriminate screams - Boro baap er polay khay, thonga bhoira loiya jay... - these lines rhyme and literally means this item is consumed by the sons of the rich fathers’, filling up brown-paper bags to take back home. According to the thousands of Iftari connoisseurs, this is supposed to be the sweetest lines or catch phrases one listens and experiences with pleasure while at Chawkbazar Iftaar market but thi...