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Unity is Key to Resist Violence Against Women

Unity is Key to Resist Violence Against Women

“Violence against women is widespread and multidimensional. Besides physical and psychological abuse, there is another dimension of violence and that is hatred and contempt against women and girls that systematic in society. In Bangladesh, there are very few people to...

কমলা দাসীদের দুঃখ কি এ বছর যাবে

কমলা দাসীদের দুঃখ কি এ বছর যাবে

ফিলিপ গাইন | bangla.thedailystar.net মঙ্গলবার, জানুয়ারি ৩, ২০২৩ ১২:৫৯ অপরাহ্ন | চা-বাগানের নারী শ্রমিক। ছবি: ফিলিপ গাইন সাতক্ষীরা জেলার তালা উপজেলায় ৬৯ বছর বয়সী নারী কমলা দাসী প্রায় ৩৫ বছর আগে বিধবা হয়েছেন এবং গত ১৫ বছর ধরে তিনি বিধবা ভাতা পাচ্ছেন। প্রথম দিকে ভাতা...

Expand social protection in the new year

Expand social protection in the new year

by Philip Gain, The Daily Star, January 1, 2023 | Bangla Edition | English Edition Kamala Dashi, 69, a Rishi woman from the Tala upazila of Satkhira district, became a widow around 35 years ago, and has been receiving a widow allowance for the last 15 years....

Stolen Forest

Stolen Forest

Biponno Bon (Stolen Forests)Documentary film on destruction of forest (English 76 minutes and Bangla 45 Minutes) Direction: Philip Gain and Junaid HalimScreenplay: Philip GainEditing: Junaid HalimCopyright: Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), 2005 A...

Cha Sramiker Katha

Cha Sramiker Katha

Cha Sramiker Katha (The Story of Tea Workers)44-minutes documentary film on women tea workers (Bangla and English) Direction: Ronald Halder and Philip GainEditing and photography: Ronald HalderScreenplay: Philip GainCopyright: Society for Environment and Human...

Elegy on Land

Elegy on Land

Matir Maya (Elegy on land)30-minute documentary film on soil and blood in Northwestern districts of Bangladesh (Bangla and English) Screenplay and Direction: Philip GainEditing: Imtiaz SagarProduction and copyright: Society for Environment and Human Development...

PHULBARI

PHULBARI

Phulbari (English)40-minute documentary film on grassroots revolt against open-pit mining (Bangla and English) Direction: Ronald Halder and Philip GainEditing: Ronald HalderScreenplay: Philip GainProduction and copyright: Society for Environment and Human Development...

Cha Sramiker Jibon O Sangskriti

Cha Sramiker Jibon O Sangskriti

Cha Sramiker Jibon O Sangskriti (Life and Culture of Tea Workers)A 13-minutes documentary film on Life and Culture of tea workers (Bangla and English)Screenplay and Direction: Philip GainEditing: Tulsi SahaCopyright: Society for Environment and Human Development...

Pothey Pothey

Pothey Pothey

 Pothey Pothey (English)32-minute documentary film on the Bede (gypsy) of Bangladesh (Bangla and English) Screenplay and Direction: Philip GainEditing: Ronald HalderProduction and copyright: Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), 2019. Pothey Pothey...

Bagan Mayer Sushasthya, Bagan Mayer Suraksha

Bagan Mayer Sushasthya, Bagan Mayer Suraksha

Bagan Mayer Sushasthya, Bagan Mayer Suraksha (English)13-minute documentary film on women tea workers (Bangla) Screenplay and Direction: Philip GainEditing: Ronald HalderProduction and copyright: Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), 2019. The...