Fish markets are one of the most interesting places in Bangladesh. The fishermen catch fish and then bring them over to the fish markets at about 6 am in morning. The marketplaces get crowded with people from the surrounding neighborhoods. During the early morning periods, the markets get so crowded that there are more people in the markets than fish. So, the shopkeepers start auctioning away the fish. In this audio, we can hear the shopkeeper first asking the people how much they are willing to pay for the fish per kilogram. Then, they take that price as the base price and start shouting the price. Whenever someone shouts a higher price, they start shouting out the next new highest price. This incrementation of the price goes on until no one else is willing to pay as much as the highest bidder. Fish markets get really crowded and people start pushing each other to try to get ahead in line amongst the crowd. These markets usually open at 6 am in morning, and everything gets sold out by 8 am.

Recording, photograph, and description by: Rahabar Mahmud