New film shows how Sundarbans mawalis use bKash to secure earnings
The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is home to traditional honey collectors known as mawalis, who venture deep into the forest each season, often at significant personal risk.
Their lives and livelihoods are portrayed in a new documentary, "Sahosei Bikash (Courage to Prosperity)".
Released on 14 December to mark Sundarbans Day, the three-minute, 47-second documentary shows the hazards mawalis face while collecting honey, including threats from tigers and crocodiles, venomous snakes, shifting tides, and the risk of quicksand.
Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel
The film also highlights the extended periods that many honey collectors spend away from their families. After weeks in the forest, they rely on mobile wallets to store their earnings and send money home safely and conveniently.
The documentary shows that, even in remote forest areas, honey collectors prefer not to carry cash due to security concerns. Instead, they use bKash accounts to receive payments for honey and safeguard their earnings. The film illustrates how digital access helps them remain financially connected with their families despite the distance, and how mobile financial services can improve safety and reliability for people working in hard-to-reach areas.
The documentary is available on the Amar bKash Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channels.
bKash said it has been providing digital financial services for nearly 15 years, serving customers across cities, towns, villages, hill tracts, coastal regions, and other remote areas through secure and time-saving services.
