By Protima Rani from Satkhira The southern-western coastal region of Bangladesh is disaster prone area and every year numbers of climate induced disasters hit the area damaging crops, causing casualty and even taking away life. The people of the area have been adapting to the disasters and combating all odds and adversities to maintain their […]
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Fatima Akhter, Shyamnagar, Satkhira It is not a story of merely struggling through poverty, nor is it a tale of accumulating material possessions. Amola’s (61) story is sewn with sufferings, painted with plights, saturated with sorrows and soaked in tears. It’s a story of smile of victory against a life marked by excruciating poverty. It
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Md. Abdul Alim, BARCIK Shyamnagar Resource Centre, Satkhira Twenty six–year-old-Swapna Rani is one of them who are struggling to survive against extreme climate events in South-Western coastal region of Bangladesh. She lives with her husband Hironmoy Sardar (35) and only son in a tiny village called Chunkuri of Shyamnagar sub-district under Satkhira. Swapna Rani found herself
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Asadul Islam, Assasuni, Satkhira In south-western coastal regions of Bangladesh, the exposure of disaster varies on its surroundings and resilience of the people and apparently. Poor are confronting at great risk for their natural resource based fragile economic settings. Like many other women of this area, Ashalata of Assasuni Sadar Upazila under Shyamnagar district
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