Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- At the end of October, as the monsoon winds change direction, new life awakens in the silent Sundarbans.

Dublar Char, which had been deserted for seven months of the year, suddenly turned into a temporary town-where the entire sandbar came back to life with the footsteps of thousands of fishermen, workers, traders, suppliers and buyers.

It was like a floating city built deep in the forest. In just five months, markets, shops, workshops, jetties, fishing piers were built here-all in all, a temporary social system.

In the words of the fishermen, "These five months are our life for the whole year." Because during this time, about 30-35 crore taka of dried fish is produced, and the government receives 6-8 crore taka of re...