The spirit of Ramadan and Dhaka's traditional Iftar
The spirit of Ramadan and Dhaka's traditional Iftar Faizul Khan Tanim takes a stroll down Chawkbazar of Old Dhaka and indulges in the spirit of Ramadan and Iftari
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. And according to the thousands of Iftari connoisseurs, these are one of the sweetest lines or catch phrases they listen and experience with pleasure while in the Iftari capital – Chawkbazar of Old Dhaka.
This place throbs with noises of banging spoon on steel plates, many different colours and the aroma in the air of names of the most popular items like shahi jilapi, koyel pakhir roast, haleem and more. This is where Eid-Ul-Fitr festivity starts for many. This famed item Boro Baap er Polay Khay (BBPK) is said to have started from the Pakistani period and now a registered item of the Ci...