BOOKS

The landmark books from my work on environment and with the indigenous and excluded communities of Bangladesh include:

Stolen Forest; Survival on the Fringe: Adivasis of Bangladesh; Slaves In These Times: Tea Communities of Bangladesh; Lower Depths: Little-Known Ethnic Communities of Bangladesh; On the Margins: Images of Tea Workers and Ethnic Communities; The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Man-Nature Nexus Torn; Energy Challenges and Phulbari Crisis; State of the Excluded and Marginalized Communities; Modhupur: The Vanishing Forest and Her People In Agony; Bangladesh: Land, Forest and Forest People; Shores of Tear; Bangladesh Environment: Facing the 21st Century; and The Story of Tea Workers in Bangladesh.

Authored

1. Cha Sramiker Mojuri: Maliker Labh, Sromiker Loksan (Tea Workers’ Wages: Owners Win, Workers Lose) (Bangla, PBK, 128 pages). 2023.

2. Landless and Social Protection in the Southwest of Bangladesh (English, PBK, 76 pages). Published by Uttaran, 2022.

3. Cha Bagane Narir Surakshay Jibon Dakshata Sahayka (Life skills guide for protection of women in the tea gardens) (Bangla, PBK, 96 pages). 2021.

4. Modhupur: The Vanishing Forest and Her People in Agony (English, PBK, 158 pages). 2019.

5. On the Margins: Images of Tea Workers and Ethnic Communities (English, PBK 232 pages), 2016.

6. Brattyajan (The Lower Depths), book of images on the marginalized communities of Bangladesh (Bangla 106 pages). 2019.

7. Excluded Groups and Democratization (English, PBK 80 pages). 2016.

8. Stolen Forests (English, 216 pages). 2006.

9. Banladesher Biponno Bon (Endangered Forests of Bangladesh) (Bangla 276 pages). 2005.

10. The Last Forests of Bangladesh (English 2 nd Edition, 224 pages). 2000.

11. Bangladeshe Poshak Shilpe Nari Sramik [Women Workers in Bangladesh Garment Industry] (Bangla, 139 pages, 1990).

12. Investigative Report on Use of Pesticides in Bangladesh (English, 47 pages, 1993)

Co-authored and edited

1.Mayer Sushasthya, Mayer Shuraksha: Cha Bagane Jouna O Prajanan Shasthya Adhikar ebong Paribar Parikalpana, Shachetana Shahayika (Awarness Guide on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Family Planning (Book, Bangla, 40 pages). 2019.

2.Cha Sramiker Sangskritik Jibon: Monograph O Dirctory (Cultural Life of the Tea Workers: Monograph and Directory) (Bangla, PBK 202 pages).

3.Khudra Jatishatta O Prantik Janagoshthir Pashe: Chintar Shachhata O Acharanbidhi (On the side of the smaller ethnic communities and marginalized groups: intellectual clarity) (Bangla, PBK 140 pages).

4.State of the Excluded and Marginalized Communities (English, PBK, 244 pages). 2019.

5.Lower Depths: Little-Known Ethnic Communities of Bangladesh (English, PBK 220 pages). 2016.

6.Slaves In These Times: Tea Communities of Bangladesh (English, PBK 396 pages). 2016.

7.Kaiputra: A Pig Rearing Community (English, PBK, 80 pages). 2019.

8.Bangladesher Jounapalli and Jounakarmi: Halnagat Chitra 2018 (Brothels and Sex Workers of Bangladesh: An Update 2018) (Bangla, PBK, 104 pages). 2019.

9.Bede: A Nomadic Existence (English, PBK 64 pages). 2019

10.Koch of Modhupur: A Demographic and Socioeconomic Survey of a Marginalized Ethnic Community (English, PBK 56 pages). 2016.

11.Bangladesh: Land Forest and Forest People (3rd Edition, English 284 pages). 2016.

12.Prashikkhon Upakaran O Sohayika: Prantik Jangoshthi Niye Karmaroto Karmi O Pratishthaner Sakkhamota O Dakkhata Bridhi (Training Manual and Guide: Scaling Up Capacity of Human Rights Defenders Attending the Marginalized and Excluded Communities) (Bengali, PBK, 208 pages). 2019.

13.Mayer Shushasthya, Mayer Suraksha: Cha Bagane Jouna O Prajanan Shasthya Adhikar Ebong Paribar Parikalpana, Shachetanata Shahayika (an awareness guide on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the tea gardens. (Bangla, 40 pages). 2019.

14.The Story of Tea Workers in Bangladesh (English, PBK 320 pages). 2009.

15.Cha Sramiker Katha (Bangla, PBK 344 pages). 2009.

16.Reporting Guide (Bangla 3rd edition, 329 pages). 2016.

17.Investigative Reports: Environment and Human Rights (English, PBK 432 pages). 2009.

18.Anushandhani Reports: Paribesh O Manobadhikar (Bangla, PBK 432 pages). 2008.

19.The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Man-Nature Nexus Torn (English, PBK 368 pages). 2013.

20.Energy Challenges and Phulbari Crisis (English, PBK 242 pages). 2013.

21.Handbook on Election Reporting (English and Bangla, first edition 1996; second edition 2001; third edition 380 pages) 2006.

22.A Guide to NGO-Business Partnerships (English and Bangla PBK 66 pages) 2002.

23.Critiques of Policies and Practices: The Case of Forests, Ethnic Communities and Tea Workers of Bangladesh. (English, PBK 108 pages). 2005.

24.Critique: The Forest (Amendment) Act, 2000 and the (draft) Social Forestry Rules, 2000 (English, PBK 80 pages). 2001.

25.The CCHRB Election Observation Report: The Eighth Parliamentary Elections 2001. (English, PBK 202 pages). 2002.

26.The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Life and Nature at Risk (English, HBK 127 pages). 2000.

27.Forests and Indigenous Peoples of Asia (English 32 pages). Minority Rights Group (London) publication. 1999.

28.Shores of Tear (English, PBK 144 pages). 2013.

29.The Chaks: Life on the Fringe (English, PBK 96 pages). 2011.

30.Chak: Pranter Jibon edited by Philip Gain (Bangla, PBK 88 pages). 2011

31.Bangladesh Environment: Facing the 21st Century (English, first edition in 1998 and the second and updated edition in 2002, HBK 351 pages).

32.Bangladesher Khudra Jatishyattar Sangskriti (Culture of small ethnic communities of Bangladesh) (Bangla 158 pages). 2007.

33.Culture of Adivasis in Bangladesh (English, PBK 156 pages). 2008.

34.Khumi: Pranter Adivasi (Khumi: Adivasi of the Fringe, a socioeconomic survey of a small ethnic community of the Chittagong Hill Tracts) (Bangla, PBK 79 pages). 2017.

35.Water and Food Security in Bangladesh: Local Contexts, Strategies, and Actions (English, PBK 66 pages). 2010.

36.Discrepancies in Census and Socio-economic Status of Ethnic Communities (a survey of the ethnic communities in five sub-districts in Northern, Northeastern and North-central regions of Bangladesh, English 73 pages). 2000.

37.Survival on the Fringe: Adivasis of Bangladesh (English, HBK 644 pages). 2011.
38.Leather Industry: Environmental Pollution and Mitigation Measures (English and Bangla 68 pages). 1998.

39.Bon O Boner Adhibashi (Forest and Forest People. PBK, Bangla 76 pages). 1997.

40.Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh (74 pages monograph published to commemorate the year of the indigenous people, 1993).

41.Commercial Fuelwood Plantation in Modhupur Forest (Survey Report, English 45 Pages). 1994.

42.Discrepancies in Census and Socio-economic Status of Ethnic Communities in five thanas in Mymensingh, Sherpur, Maulvi Bazar, Rajshahi and Dinajpur (Survey report, English, 73 pages). 2000.

43.Shrimp Fry Collection and Its Trade A survey on shrimp fry collectors in Cox’s Bazar, Bhola, Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira of Bangladesh (Survey report, English, 57 pages). 2005.

44.The Khasis of Bangladesh (A socio-economic survey of the Khasi People). (Survey report, English 60 pages). 2007.

45.Election Observation Report, Election to the Fifth Parliament, 1991 (English, 106 pages and Bangla, 110 pages), 1991.

46.Bangladesh: State of Human Rights, 1991 (English, 95 pages), 1992.

47.Manobadhikar Unnayan O Sangrakkhane Police O Sangbadiker Bhumika [The Role of the Police and Journalists in the protection and promotion of Human Rights] (Bangla, 96 pages), 1987.

48.Bangladesh. A publication on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the country (German, 104 pages), 1992.

49.Anusandhani Sangbadikota O Manobadhikar [Investigative Journalism and Human Rights] (Bangla 126 pages). 1990.

50.Upazila Election 1990 Observation (English, 45 pages), 1990.

51.Land Rights, Land Use and Ethnic Minorities of Bangladesh (70 pages in English); 1994.

52.Rohingya Refugee Issue (monograph) (English, 32 pages, 1992)

Magaziness and newsletters edited

1.Earth Touch (English) & Dharitri (Bangla)—Two magazines publishing primarily investigative reports on varied issues in the areas of environment, human rights, social exclusion, ethnic issues [so far 16 issues of Earth Touch and 14 issues have been published; each issue of the magazine is 60 pages on average).

2.Prantajan (Newsletter, Bangla and English, 6 issues; each issue is 20 pages on average)

3.Jibon (Newsletter, Bangla and English, 2 issues).

4.Brattyajan (Newsletter, Bangla and English, 1 issue).