Tea workers’ strike ends. What’s next?

Tea workers’ strike ends. What’s next?

By Philip Gain, The Daily Star, Sep 3, 2022 | Bangla Edition | English EditionTea garden workers show three fingers in tune to their demand for Tk 300 in cash wage. Photo: Philip Gain During an unprecedented strike between August 9 and 27, the tea workers in...
Why are the tea workers on strike?

Why are the tea workers on strike?

 By Philip Gain, The Daily Star, Aug 14, 2022 Tea workers are among the most marginalised, excluded and poor of Bangladesh. PHOTO: Sanjay Kairi There was agitation in 158 tea gardens in Sylhet and Chattogram divisions during the tea-leaf-plucking season when the tea...
Ending deforestation by 2030: An empty promise?

Ending deforestation by 2030: An empty promise?

Philip Gain | News Link Fri Apr 22, 2022 12:00 AM Last update on: Fri Apr 22, 2022 05:37 PM Bangladesh is amazingly green. Yet, historically, our natural forests have always been limited. In 2000, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics estimated our total forest area to...
মধুপুর বনে কেন কৃত্রিম হ্রদ?

মধুপুর বনে কেন কৃত্রিম হ্রদ?

ফিলিপ গাইন | Newspaper Link মঙ্গলবার, এপ্রিল ৫, ২০২২ ০৪:২৭ অপরাহ্ন | মধুপুর বনে কয়েকজন গারো নারী। ছবি: সংগৃহীত মধুপুর শালবন এলাকায় বন বিভাগ একটি বাইদ খনন করে কৃত্রিম হ্রদ তৈরি করতে চাচ্ছে। মধুপুর গড় এলাকার নিচু জমিকে স্থানীয় ভাষায় বলা হয় বাইদ, যেখানে ধানসহ অন্যান্য...
The strong women of tea gardens

The strong women of tea gardens

Despite working in extremely difficult conditions, the female tea workers of Bangladesh persevere Philip Gain | News Link Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:00 AM Last update on: Mon Dec 27, 2021 08:50 AM Women tea workers walk in queue towards a tea leaf collection point. Photo:...