20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Drying Colorful Fabrics

Brightly coloured fabrics are hung out to dry. Workers spend hours putting thousands of metres of cloth on a giant washing line, made from wires tied to a bamboo frame, in the Narayanganj district in Bangladesh. After being left in the sun for up to six hours, they are then made into t-shirts, vests and dresses.

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Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 10.2022
Photo Location: Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Copyright: © Ahsanul Haque Nayem