Midday Brief, Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Hossain Ali peeling the bark of a date tree at a resort in Gazipur's Pubail. In winter, the 45-year-old man hangs clay pots on date trees in the area every afternoon and collects the containers, filled with date palm syrup, the next morning. Ali earns Tk 4,000-5,000 a month by selling it. The photo was taken recently. Photo: STAR/ Sk Enamul Haq