Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a Lakshmi idol at his workshop in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. He is also shipping a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber to France. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal prepares Ganesha, Kartik, Saraswati and Lakshmi idols at his workshop in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. He is also shipping a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber to France. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Fiber Durga going to France from India - Kolkata

Artist Mintu Pal puts the final touches on a nearly five-foot-tall Durga idol made of fiber, that is being shipped to France, in Kumartuli, Kolkata, India on July 15, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese-made artificial flowers popular in Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese-made artificial flowers popular in Bangladesh DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of artificial flowers markets in Bangladesh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): SOHAN HOSSAIN, Customer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): MD YASIN, Customer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): DIN ISLAM MINTU, Owner of Mintu Full Ghar flower house 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Bengali): HAMIDUR RAHMAN, Artificial flower importer STORYLINE: Chinese-made artificial flowers are popular in Bangladesh, where people like to use flowers in their daily life. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): SOHAN HOSSAIN, Customer The Chinese have made these beautiful flowers with their talent, thanks to them. Just thanks won't be enough. Thanks to them, they give us the opportunity to decorate our homes with such beautiful flowers at low prices." SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): MD YASIN, Customer "Many people buy flowers for Mehfil (Islamic gathering) and wedding events. I also come to buy flowers." SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): DIN ISLAM M