Live with unexpected reality
by K. M. Asad
Haunted by a perceptible fear of the Royal Bengal tiger, a group of seven to nine men walk silently, maneuvering deftly through the dense forest and thick carpet of deadly thorns. These are the Mouals. With death as their companion, they search for honey, their major source of earning.The Mouals ply through the waterways in search of honey. Mohammad Ibrahim Sheik is fifty years old. He has four sons and a daughter. He lives with his family in Sathkhira, Shyamnagar Nildumur.People have to collect potable water from a water hole 4 to 5 km away. While most of the Mouals suffer from an uncertain future it seems that Mohammad Ibrahim is destined to a worse fate. Both his toes are rotting away due to prolonged exposure to salt water. Coupled with that is the problem of dealing with two sons who are mentally challenged. The younger son Habibur, is violent at times and has to be restrained with ropes. Mohammad Ibrahim averages an income of Tk. 6000- (USD 85-) per month. While their struggle is enormous, hope seems to bind them together. Ibrahim's wife dreams of the day her husband will earn enough to treat their sons and his own illness. In the various hazardous situations they live with forest and always fight unexpected reality.
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tremendous documentry.
Just one thing, correct your english spelling and there are some grammatical mistakes also in the descriptions.
Please don’t mind. Since evrybody is seeing your great story, I am saying this
But I must say…your pictures are saying all the stories…
Thanks to inform me.
Your photographs are really awsome and as i know The sundarbans, U captured the reality. Wish u all the best.
so nice… excelnt !!!
Ashad I want to say really you shoot the reality of Bangladesh…….
What a story !!! First of all i like to salute you for your effort from my heart.Its an extraordinary,unique work,reality of our won people/s.Take my extreme love. Take care.
Thanks brothers….
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