A goldsmith is busy working at his wooden desk

A goldsmith is busy working at his wooden desk at a jewellery workshop in Old Dhaka's Tantibazar on Wednesday, while most of the desks are empty. These people carve out ornaments from mere blocks of gold for the fancy jewellery shops. Since the demand for gold items is on the wane due to a hike in prices these days, the factories have lesser work orders — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam