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On the way to school by waterways

During the rainy season, roads in Sylhet's haor region become inundated, leaving boats as the only means of transport. Young students travel to school by boat. This is the story of their journey in pursuit of education despite adversity in the Bakgul Haor and Charcharikandi areas of Sylhet Sadar Upazila.

Anis Mahmud
Sylhet
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Boats for carrying students arrive at the ghat.
ANIS
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A child is waiting for a boat on the bank of haor.
ANIS
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A boat has docked and two students embarked on the boat and two more set to got in.
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Students have embarked on the boat to go home after the school breaks.
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Children in the haor region travel to schools and return home in this way during the rainy season.
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Two students are waiting for a boat at the ghat.
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After school break, children return home while others are on the way to school.
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A child going to school by boat.
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Boats are only means to students in Bakgul Haor and Charcharikandi area of Sylhet during the rainy season.
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Young students are waiting for boats on the bank of haor after the school break.
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