Eid blends nostalgia and joy, from chand raat’s excitement to morning prayers, family feasts, and the cherished salami tradition. Despite evolving customs, Eid’s essence — togetherness, generosity, and cultural traditions like Ityadi — remains timeless, uniting generations in heartfelt celebration.

For many of us, New Market, as popular as it is to retailers, has a lot of fond memories. In our attempt to sail through nostalgia and history, we found an interesting shop at New Market, Bashir Uddin Tailors and Fabrics — this is the story of a sartorial pedigree.

Only for a few hours on Friday mornings, Mizan and his brother Raihan were given time off work. They spent it playing cricket on the roof of Selim Super Market at Kaliganjbazar in Keraniganj.