boatmen

The protesting boatmen have suspended the movement of engine-driven sampans at major ghats today (21 October). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Ctg Sampan boatmen stage sit-in strike to get back ghat lease, revenue

The boatmen claim that the CCC is violating the Patnijivi Policy-2003, which protects the rights of professional boatmen

Jhantu Majhi poses for a photo with the paddle on his hand in Ratargul Swamp Forest. Photo: Md Tajul Islam
Features

The children of Ratargul swamp go to school, sing songs and sail

Tanguar Haor boatmen have been sitting idle, for the most part, since the wake of the pandemic due to the lack of tourists. Photo: Noor-A-Alam/TBS
Panorama

Life of wetland boatmen: 'As long as there is water on this land, my boat will sail’

Boatmen staged a day-long hunger strike at Sadarghat along the Karnaphuli River demanding the return of the ghat’s (pier) lease to their association. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Bangladesh

Ctg Sampan boatmen stage hunger strike to get back ghat lease

Coronavirus shutdown leaves 3,000 Karnaphuli boatmen jobless
Bangladesh

Coronavirus shutdown leaves 3,000 Karnaphuli boatmen jobless