Taslima Akhter

  • The life and struggle of Garment workers
  • Dream & Reality
  • Death of A Thousand Dreams
  • Portrais of pain
  • Tazreen Fire
  • The Life & Practice of Lalon Shadhoks (Devotees)

  • Bio
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  • Song of Life
  • Interview by Karen Knorr
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Portraits of Pain

Portraits of Pain

Dalia (18) worked at Rana Plaza with her sister, Poly Akhter (17). Dalia decided not to go to work on the day of the collapse; her sister was worried that they might not get paid for the day’s work, so she went. After 8 days of collapse Poly’s dead body was found in the rubble. Rana Plaza an eight-storied commercial building at Savar, Dhaka collapsed on 24th April 2013. More than thousand garment workers died by the collapse. Savar, Dhaka. Bangladesh. 1st June 2013