Abdul Qayyum leaves home at dawn every day. He travels from Chhalapachar in
the Teesta River char area to Shimulbag in Rangpur city in search of work.
However, he does not find work every day. If he gets work for one day, he has
to return empty handed for the next three days. When he cannot find work, no
food can be cooked at home. He and his wife and children have to spend their
days with little or no food.
A shortage of work emerges in the Teesta River char areas of Rangpur every
year d...
