LIVES LEFT BEHIND IN SATKHIRA, BANGLADESH
A quest for water
Young children make themselves 'useful' by looking for small fish in mud. Shrimp farms dry up in winter and open the way for these children to be indulged by grabbing whatever they can get
People sell shrimp in the local market
Shajhan Siraj and his brothers push boats through low tide into the sea. These boats are filled with fresh water, which they have collected from different places. It takes them two to three hours to commute between these places daily
Aiyub Ali (65) gets up very early for his morning prayers to start his day. Getting up early assures a longer day to load the boat with Golpata
A shrimp farm in the morning. Export of Shrimp brings huge amount of foreign currency to Bangladesh. But increased salinity due to shrimp farming deprives the locals from their very basic requisite of fresh water for drinking
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