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Brick kiln along Buriganga River

In the kilns of Bangladesh, bricks are made by putting clay in moulds, drying them in the sun, and then burning them. In one of these kilns along the Buriganga River at Basila in Dhaka, male, female and child workers manufacture bricks on six-month contracts.

A worker stacks unburnt bricks for burning in a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker stacks unburnt bricks for burning in a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker stacks unburnt bricks for burning in a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker stacks unburnt bricks for burning in a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers are preparing raw bricks for burning in a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers are preparing raw bricks for burning in a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers are moving bricks in a kiln on the bank of the Buriganga River at Basila in Dhaka. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers are moving bricks in a kiln on the bank of the Buriganga River at Basila in Dhaka. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers are moving bricks in a kiln on the bank of the Buriganga River at Basila in Dhaka. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers are moving bricks in a kiln on the bank of the Buriganga River at Basila in Dhaka. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers from different parts of the country spend half a year making bricks at a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers from different parts of the country spend half a year making bricks at a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A child works in a brick kiln near the Buriganga River, even though child labour in hazardous jobs is prohibited. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A child works in a brick kiln near the Buriganga River, even though child labour in hazardous jobs is prohibited. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers from Mymensingh are moulding clay into raw bricks at a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Workers from Mymensingh are moulding clay into raw bricks at a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Women and men work together at a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Women and men work together at a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Women and men work together at a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Women and men work together at a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Labourers work in a brick kiln without safety gear near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Labourers work in a brick kiln without safety gear near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Labourers work in a brick kiln without safety gear near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Labourers work in a brick kiln without safety gear near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Mizan, who is from Mymensingh and known by a single name, has a six-month contract to make bricks at a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila for a payment of Tk 142,000. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Mizan, who is from Mymensingh and known by a single name, has a six-month contract to make bricks at a kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila for a payment of Tk 142,000. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Children play in a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila, where their mother works. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Children play in a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila, where their mother works. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Children play in a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila, where their mother works. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Children play in a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila, where their mother works. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Smoke rises from a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Smoke rises from a brick kiln near the Buriganga River in Dhaka’s Basila. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu

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Published : 01 Dec 2023, 08:06 PM

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