The Night Lamps of Azimpur

Recollections preserved by neighborhood elders describing how the oil lanterns of Azimpur Choto Dayera remained illuminated throughout the night to guide lost travelers arriving in Old Dhaka. In the era before electrical street lighting, the high lanterns of the Dayera minarets served as a dependable beacon through the fog of the Buriganga riverbanks.

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