In pictures: Decadent waste at weddings

A traditional Bangladeshi wedding is a multi-course meal, with heaps upon heaps of decadent Subcontinental delicacies cooked as part of the culture. The amount of food that goes to waste is alarming, especially in a country that has not ensured food security for all its citizens.

Syed Zakir Hossain

Publish : 30 Jun 2018, 06:38 PMUpdate : 01 Jul 2018, 05:04 PM

Bangladeshi weddings flaunt food at weddings as much as the decor, but the former is wasted all too often.

Reputed cooks are employed to cook hundreds of kilos of food for the guests | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

The dishes involve pulao (fragrant rice), biriyani, beef rezala, roast chicken, mutton curry | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

For many weddings, the food is the centre of attraction, eclipsing the marriage itself | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Often, a lot of the food goes uneaten. The leftovers are often bought at cheap prices and sold to people with low income | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune