About one crore people living in the coastal belt of Chittagong, including 50 lakh in the city area alone, are exposed to cyclone and tidal surges, as the long embankment from Patenga to Sitakunda has been damaged in many places. The same goes for the embankment between Banshkhali and Anwara. It is allowing high-tide water ... Read more
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From fishing nets to paperbacks
When Harishankar Jaladas was around five years old, his playmates in his Patenga community used to go into the sea with their fathers. They dreamt of becoming skilled fishermen. But Harishankar’s father Judhisthir Jaladas, a sea fisherman, had a different plan for his son. Instead of taking him to the deep sea fishing trips, he ... Read more