Faisal Uddin silent: 7am, dense fog around, Huw wind increased the intensity of the winter. On the streets of Panchagarh district, the eyes of many people, and the curiosity of the people of the crowd. Come to know and find out that this is actually the people buying hats. Here the people of the day laborers stand for work. The buyer will come, the bargain will be worth, they will go to work with him. There is more to the presence of women workers than in men.
Day laborers come here in the morning to wait for work. This is the daily routine for them. This hat runs from 6am to 9am. It is said that Monwara Begum, a 60-year-old woman worker. Home Panchagarh Municipality East Islamabad village Monwara Begum said, 'When my marriage is about six years old, the husband gets married to two other children. With two children I float in the ocean of despair. I am mother I could not leave the child. I started working in the home of my mother, leaving the children. Then a mama told me this hat. In this way I came in this boat. For 30 years, we go to work from this place, get money and run the family.
Monowara Begum also said, '30 years ago we started working on a daily wage of 5 rupees and now we get a salary of 250 to 300 rupees. I never get any work and I never get it. On the day I was not able to return home, I returned home. I married a girl who works. The boy has a small shop. The family does not get the income of the shop. So come here to work. Now I can not do the heavy work as before. As a result, I do not get much time. The men receive 400 rupees and we get 250 to 300 rupees. We do the same thing as men but give us less money. There is no work in the rainy season. Some days have to spend a day and have to cross the day. I do not have an elderly card.
Female worker Halima Begum (50) In the search of work came in the house. His house in Raushanbag village near the district town. Having left the sick husband in the house. Lack of family, he has been coming to this place for 20 years. From here, they have given two daughters to their marriage. The little girl got married a month ago. The dowry could not repay 40 thousand rupees. Even though the body does not accept it, every day comes to understand the happiness of the girl, looking for work every morning. Halima Begum said, "It takes a lot of money to get married to a poor girl. Without father's son, the father does not understand anything. '
Momena Begum (38) was standing in the chair. His home is located in the old bus stand area of the city. Momena Begum said, 'If you do not work, who will feed the poor people like us? If we work our rice alliance The boy got up to class five. The girl's marriage is old, she can not marry because of the money, without marrying the poor girl is not married. '
One of Shahida Begum (36) said, 'Sir, give us a blanket. Nobody has ever given this year. 'Maybe someone thought of relief to someone. A person named Babli Begum said, 'I can not sleep so cold here at night. We are poor, no one keeps us in the news, we have not got any clothes in winter. "
These people of north Bengal are struggling with the lack of. The intensity of the winter, the intolerable heat of the summer - to get rid of the hunger of hunger every day, they come out in search of work to sell their labor in this walk.