Faridpur, May 25 -- ul-Azha just two weeks away, hopes are running high among the low-income residents of the remote char areas of Faridpur, who see the occasion as their biggest economic opportunity of the year.

Spanning across three upazilas of the district, the chars (shoals) along the Padma and Arial Khan rivers are home to thousands of families, most of whom rely on livestock farming for their livelihood.

Each household typically raises multiple animals throughout the year with the aim of selling them ahead of Eid, when demand peaks.

Durign a recent visit to the remote areas of North Channel, Decreer Char and Char Madhabdia unions, as well as parts of Charbhadrasan and Sadarpur upazilas, reveals a familiar scene-men, women and eve...