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Diwash Gahatraj

‘Our story’: A day in the life of a handwritten newspaper in Bangladesh

(L-R) Russiah Begum, Nazrul Islam Bilal, Abdul Latif and editor-in-chief Hasan Parvez meet to discuss the new issue of Andharmanik, a handwritten community newspaper [Diwash Gahatraj/Al Jazeera]

West Sonatala, Bangladesh – An ordinary day for Andharmanik, a small community newspaper, begins in a crowded fish market.

Walking down the steps from the road to the fish landing point in Mohipur, a town in the district of Patuakhali bordering the Bay of Bengal, the smell of salt and fish hangs heavy in the air. Next to the main landing platform, colourful fishing boats, painted in faded reds, blues and greens, are moored.

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