India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh, August 2012.
Bangladesh. Passengers from a train that stops at Hakimpur, a cross-border city with the wall running through it. They have left the train for a few moments, hoping to buy some Indian goods to smuggle and sell.
Gael Turine / VU
09/08/2012 5624
09/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh, August 2012.
Bangladesh. Passengers from a train that stops at Hakimpur, a cross-border city with the wall running through it. They have left the train for a few moments, hoping to buy some Indian goods to smuggle and sell.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Hili, West Bengal, India, on the border with Bangladesh. Between rounds by the Border Security Force, two Bangladeshi women cross the wall between the countries. They enter the country empty-handed and leave laden down with smuggled goods. Indian BSF troops accuse the Bangladeshi border guards of letting them through, thus forcing the BSF troops to take more violent action.
© Gaël Turine / Agence VU'
Ga Turine / Agence VU'
30/05/2013 5625
30/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Hili, West Bengal, India, on the border with Bangladesh. Between rounds by the Border Security Force, two Bangladeshi women cross the wall between the countries. They enter the country empty-handed and leave laden down with smuggled goods. Indian BSF troops accuse the Bangladeshi border guards of letting them through, thus forcing the BSF troops to take more violent action.
© Gaël Turine / Agence VU'
Ga Turine / Agence VU'
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. Bangladeshi women who have entered India illegally walk along the wall in the town of Hili where they have bought Indian products, such as spices, jewelry and cosmetics, which they will then sell.
Gael Turine / VU
29/05/2013 5626
29/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. Bangladeshi women who have entered India illegally walk along the wall in the town of Hili where they have bought Indian products, such as spices, jewelry and cosmetics, which they will then sell.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. A Border Security Force soldier peering through a gap in the wall, in search of any Bangladeshis coming near the border.
Gael Turine / VU
29/05/2013 5627
29/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. A Border Security Force soldier peering through a gap in the wall, in search of any Bangladeshis coming near the border.
Gael Turine / VU
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5628
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. Two Bangladeshi boys with supplies of spices on their way back from India, about to cross the wall.
Gael Turine / VU
29/05/2013 5628
29/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. Two Bangladeshi boys with supplies of spices on their way back from India, about to cross the wall.
Gael Turine / VU
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5629
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. Bangladeshi children are often used by smugglers to carry goods from one point to another, or even across the wall. They are paid the equivalent of one to three euros for each errand, depending on the value of the goods, which makes it worthwhile for the children who come from very poor families.
Gael Turine / VU
30/05/2013 5629
30/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. Bangladeshi children are often used by smugglers to carry goods from one point to another, or even across the wall. They are paid the equivalent of one to three euros for each errand, depending on the value of the goods, which makes it worthwhile for the children who come from very poor families.
Gael Turine / VU
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5630
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A woman passing a bag filled with Indian products to her son who will tie it on the roof where it will not be checked by police.
Gael Turine / VU
07/08/2012 5630
07/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A woman passing a bag filled with Indian products to her son who will tie it on the roof where it will not be checked by police.
Gael Turine / VU
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5631
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. Near Balurghat, a Border Security Force soldier checks the identity of passengers in a taxi. The border guards are looking for Bangladeshi citizens who have entered India illegally.
Gael Turine / VU
29/05/2013 5631
29/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. Near Balurghat, a Border Security Force soldier checks the identity of passengers in a taxi. The border guards are looking for Bangladeshi citizens who have entered India illegally.
Gael Turine / VU
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5632
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Balurghat, India. A mother and her children on their way to see relatives living in a nearby village close to the fence. The road was built by the Indian Border Security Force to help troops patrol the border.
Ga Turine / Agence VU
30/05/2013 5632
30/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Balurghat, India. A mother and her children on their way to see relatives living in a nearby village close to the fence. The road was built by the Indian Border Security Force to help troops patrol the border.
Ga Turine / Agence VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. The family was living on the land before the wall was built. Because it is very close to the village on the border, the BSF soldiers suspect the villagers of helping Bangladeshi citizens to enter India.
Gael Turine / VU
26/05/2013 5633
26/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. The family was living on the land before the wall was built. Because it is very close to the village on the border, the BSF soldiers suspect the villagers of helping Bangladeshi citizens to enter India.
Gael Turine / VU
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5634
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Folilatunnesa’s son, Ajharul, was killed by Border Security Force soldiers. His body was found in a rice paddy, with one gunshot wound in the arm and another in the chest. Folilatunnesa believes that he was first injured and then executed.
Gael Turine / VU
07/09/2012 5634
07/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Folilatunnesa’s son, Ajharul, was killed by Border Security Force soldiers. His body was found in a rice paddy, with one gunshot wound in the arm and another in the chest. Folilatunnesa believes that he was first injured and then executed.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. In Gede, at the official border checkpoint, BSF soldiers search the luggage of a Bangladeshi family to make sure there are no undeclared goods.
Gael Turine / VU
27/05/2013 5635
27/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. In Gede, at the official border checkpoint, BSF soldiers search the luggage of a Bangladeshi family to make sure there are no undeclared goods.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. A family farewell in Gede, as the Bangladeshi couple say good-by to their Indian cousin. Many families were divided when the border was established in 1947.
Gael Turine / VU
27/05/2013 5636
27/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. A family farewell in Gede, as the Bangladeshi couple say good-by to their Indian cousin. Many families were divided when the border was established in 1947.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Kojbul, begging on the border, at the crossing used every day by hundreds of Indian trucks. He believes that the drivers should pay compensation as Indians stole his cows and cut off his fingers.
Gael Turine / VU
10/09/2012 5637
10/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Kojbul, begging on the border, at the crossing used every day by hundreds of Indian trucks. He believes that the drivers should pay compensation as Indians stole his cows and cut off his fingers.
Gael Turine / VU
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5638
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A farmer on land near Bhomra on the border, carrying jute to a boat for shipment. Bangladesh exports more than 300 000 tons of jute a year.
Gael Turine / VU
15/08/2012 5638
15/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A farmer on land near Bhomra on the border, carrying jute to a boat for shipment. Bangladesh exports more than 300 000 tons of jute a year.
Gael Turine / VU
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5639
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A patrol by Bangladeshi border guards near Balimari includes the bridge which is one of the very few official border crossings. Many of the guards are corrupt, accepting bribes from both Indian and Bangladeshi dealers.
Gael Turine / VU
15/08/2012 5639
15/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A patrol by Bangladeshi border guards near Balimari includes the bridge which is one of the very few official border crossings. Many of the guards are corrupt, accepting bribes from both Indian and Bangladeshi dealers.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. A Bangladeshi man fishing on the Indian side of the Ichamati River; in the background are brickworks in Bangladesh. If he is found in Bangladeshi waters, he is afraid of being targeted by soldiers with the Border Security Force. As he speaks Bengali and knows the villages on the Indian side of the river, he can easily pretend to be an Indian if he runs into a BSF patrol.
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. A Bangladeshi man fishing on the Indian side of the Ichamati River; in the background are brickworks in Bangladesh. If he is found in Bangladeshi waters, he is afraid of being targeted by soldiers with the Border Security Force. As he speaks Bengali and knows the villages on the Indian side of the river, he can easily pretend to be an Indian if he runs into a BSF patrol.
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. The Ichamati River flows into the Sundarbans Delta, the largest mangrove forest in the world, crossing the border between India and Bangladesh. Many Bangladeshis hoping to make their way into India sail up the river towards Calcutta.
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. The Ichamati River flows into the Sundarbans Delta, the largest mangrove forest in the world, crossing the border between India and Bangladesh. Many Bangladeshis hoping to make their way into India sail up the river towards Calcutta.
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. With the approval of the Indian authorities, Hindus from Bangladesh have settled near the town of Balurghat. There have been waves of Hindu migration ever since Bangladesh became independent in 1971. They have no legal status or rights, but are allowed to work for a pittance, which explains why they live in such dire poverty.
Gael Turine / VU
30/05/2013 5642
30/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. With the approval of the Indian authorities, Hindus from Bangladesh have settled near the town of Balurghat. There have been waves of Hindu migration ever since Bangladesh became independent in 1971. They have no legal status or rights, but are allowed to work for a pittance, which explains why they live in such dire poverty.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Most of the workers in the brick factories on the Indian side of the border are Bangladeshis, earning 4 euros a day, twice as much as they can earn in Bangladesh.
Gael Turine / VU
23/05/2013 5643
23/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Most of the workers in the brick factories on the Indian side of the border are Bangladeshis, earning 4 euros a day, twice as much as they can earn in Bangladesh.
Gael Turine / VU
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5644
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A Hindu wedding near Belkhuria. The wedding procession goes along an old railway track, now disused since the wall was built. Most Hindus in Bangladesh live close to the border.
Gael Turine / VU
08/08/2012 5644
08/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A Hindu wedding near Belkhuria. The wedding procession goes along an old railway track, now disused since the wall was built. Most Hindus in Bangladesh live close to the border.
Gael Turine / VU
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5645
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. In the divided city of Hakimpur, the Bangladeshi community is celebrating the beginning of the wet season. They have blocked the road to protest against the wall, stopping dozens of Indian trucks from getting through.
Gael Turine / VU
07/08/2012 5645
07/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. In the divided city of Hakimpur, the Bangladeshi community is celebrating the beginning of the wet season. They have blocked the road to protest against the wall, stopping dozens of Indian trucks from getting through.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. A Hindu feast is being celebrated near Krishnaganj, not far from the wall. Border Security Force soldiers have been paid off so that Bangladeshi Hindus can be let through to take part in the festivities.
Gael Turine / VU
26/05/2013 5646
26/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. A Hindu feast is being celebrated near Krishnaganj, not far from the wall. Border Security Force soldiers have been paid off so that Bangladeshi Hindus can be let through to take part in the festivities.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. On the roadside near Bagda, two brothers are using a fishing net to sift grain. The road was built by the Border Security Force so that troops could move easily along the border.
Gael Turine / VU
25/05/2013 5647
25/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. On the roadside near Bagda, two brothers are using a fishing net to sift grain. The road was built by the Border Security Force so that troops could move easily along the border.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Jotona (65) came to Dhaka a week ago to be with her son who lives in a slum. She comes from the district of Satkhira where two other sons live in hiding, running an illegal business selling spices.
Gael Turine / VU
02/09/2012 5648
02/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Jotona (65) came to Dhaka a week ago to be with her son who lives in a slum. She comes from the district of Satkhira where two other sons live in hiding, running an illegal business selling spices.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. The woman here works with her family, doing road repairs in the old city of Dhaka. She used to live in the district of Lalmonirhat, but had to leave because of tension with border guards.
Gael Turine / VU
03/09/2012 5649
03/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. The woman here works with her family, doing road repairs in the old city of Dhaka. She used to live in the district of Lalmonirhat, but had to leave because of tension with border guards.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Jamila Bala, a Hindu, looks after her granddaughter, Nomita. Fifteen years ago one of her sons was killed by BSF soldiers when returning from a visit to see relatives in India. Nomita is the daughter of her eldest son who went missing just a few weeks ago. Jamila fears the worst, particularly since Bangladeshi border guards came to see her and ask questions.
Gael Turine / VU
11/08/2012 5650
11/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Jamila Bala, a Hindu, looks after her granddaughter, Nomita. Fifteen years ago one of her sons was killed by BSF soldiers when returning from a visit to see relatives in India. Nomita is the daughter of her eldest son who went missing just a few weeks ago. Jamila fears the worst, particularly since Bangladeshi border guards came to see her and ask questions.
Gael Turine / VU
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5651
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Roksana lost her brother who was supporting the entire family by importing Indian spices. He was killed on the border. When the body was brought back, the villagers made sure that she did not see it because of the appalling state of the corpse. The local community suspects that the BSF wanted to punish the family by keeping the body for a long time after he died.
Gael Turine / VU
07/09/2012 5651
07/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Roksana lost her brother who was supporting the entire family by importing Indian spices. He was killed on the border. When the body was brought back, the villagers made sure that she did not see it because of the appalling state of the corpse. The local community suspects that the BSF wanted to punish the family by keeping the body for a long time after he died.
Gael Turine / VU
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5652
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A meal being prepared in the village for the ceremony commemorating Atatur who was killed by the Indian Border Security Force.
Gael Turine / VU
07/09/2012 5652
07/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A meal being prepared in the village for the ceremony commemorating Atatur who was killed by the Indian Border Security Force.
Gael Turine / VU
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India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. To buy Indian products, women do up to three trips a day on the train that goes along the border and stops at Hakimpur station.
Gael Turine / VU
09/08/2012 5653
09/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. To buy Indian products, women do up to three trips a day on the train that goes along the border and stops at Hakimpur station.
Gael Turine / VU
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5654
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Migrants arriving in the capital, Dhaka, by boat. The city already has a population of 16 million. Poverty, climate change and tension in the districts along the border are the main reasons for people moving to the city.
Gael Turine / VU
03/09/2012 5654
03/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Migrants arriving in the capital, Dhaka, by boat. The city already has a population of 16 million. Poverty, climate change and tension in the districts along the border are the main reasons for people moving to the city.
Gael Turine / VU
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5655
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. The parents of Shubonna used to live near the border, and have had a nightmare experience since moving to Dhaka and living in a slum by the railway track. Shubonna was hit by a train and has lost both legs.
Gael Turine / VU
02/09/2012 5655
02/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. The parents of Shubonna used to live near the border, and have had a nightmare experience since moving to Dhaka and living in a slum by the railway track. Shubonna was hit by a train and has lost both legs.
Gael Turine / VU
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5656
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A madrasa in Dhaka that takes in orphans, as well as children from poor families. India believes that these religious schools provide future members and supporters of Islamist groups.
Gael Turine / VU
03/09/2012 5656
03/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. A madrasa in Dhaka that takes in orphans, as well as children from poor families. India believes that these religious schools provide future members and supporters of Islamist groups.
Gael Turine / VU
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5657
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Traditional fishing with a net means the man does not have to go anywhere near the border which runs down the middle of the river, thus avoiding Indian Border Security Force patrols.
Gael Turine / VU
14/08/2012 5657
14/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. Traditional fishing with a net means the man does not have to go anywhere near the border which runs down the middle of the river, thus avoiding Indian Border Security Force patrols.
Gael Turine / VU
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5658
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. The border includes more than 800 kilometers [500 miles] of rivers and watercourses. This bamboo bridge near Balimari is an official border crossing to India. The woman here is drying jute on the bridge.
Gael Turine / VU
15/08/2012 5658
15/08/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. The border includes more than 800 kilometers [500 miles] of rivers and watercourses. This bamboo bridge near Balimari is an official border crossing to India. The woman here is drying jute on the bridge.
Gael Turine / VU
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5659
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. The Ichamati River is the border in this region, and things are quiet, as the fishermen are deterred by the Indian border guards on the opposite bank.
Gael Turine / VU
06/09/2012 5659
06/09/2012
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
Bangladesh. The Ichamati River is the border in this region, and things are quiet, as the fishermen are deterred by the Indian border guards on the opposite bank.
Gael Turine / VU
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5660
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. The woman is originally from Bangladesh, but has been living in Calcutta ever since Bangladesh gained independence in 1971. She makes arrangements for relatives living in Bangladesh to meet her at the official border crossing in Gede.
Gael Turine / VU
27/05/2013 5660
27/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. The woman is originally from Bangladesh, but has been living in Calcutta ever since Bangladesh gained independence in 1971. She makes arrangements for relatives living in Bangladesh to meet her at the official border crossing in Gede.
Gael Turine / VU
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5661
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. The Indian authorities have allowed Bangladeshi Hindus to settle near the town of Balurghat. They have no legal status or rights, and are not even allowed to send their children to school.
Gael Turine / VU
30/05/2013 5661
30/05/2013
India and Bangladesh – The Wall and Fear
India. The Indian authorities have allowed Bangladeshi Hindus to settle near the town of Balurghat. They have no legal status or rights, and are not even allowed to send their children to school.
Gael Turine / VU