A Symbol of Slavery and Nature's Destruction

The world is going through speedy urbanisation and Bangladesh is not an exception from this. Such rapid urbanisation generates a massive demand for bricks as it is one of the key ingredients to build concrete structures. To meet this growing need, numbers of brick fields have been increasing at an alarming rate in Bangladesh. Most of them are situated in farming lands which cause reduction of agricultural production. To protect nature from destruction, we need to move towards eco-friendly brick factories without any delay; because at the end we all need to keep in our mind that "We need nature to live, but nature does not need us."

Photos and Text: Mohammad Ponir Hossain