The livelihoods of people living along the Sundarbans depend
on collecting fish, crabs and honey from the forest. However, cyclones and
storm surges damage roads and homes. Fish farms are flooded and livestock
suffer losses. The storms eventually subside, but the scars of disasters remain
for a long time.
Sujayet Hossain, also known as Manik Mollah, a resident of
an area adjacent to the Sundarbans in Burigoalini Union of Shyamnagar in
Satkhira, said, “Ninety nine percent of our people dep...
