Dhaka, April 19 -- The days after Eid in Dhaka have a strange resonance, a touch of melancholy too if you will. Just like a hall room where an orchestra was playing cheerful music and like all music sessions, it comes to an end and the audience cheers and then leaves the hall both thankful and grateful, their time and money well spent.

But the fact remains that it's over and after an evening of joy and pleasure, the revelers make a way for the exit leaving the debris of pleasure behind rolling on the floor. That's how the days after Eid seems to me as I walk around the city I have called home since birth many moons ago.

The merry noises of Eid

The cheer of Eid is obvious as the days loom large. With Roja Eid it's actually one long seas...