The bridge on the river Kawai

Everyday around 8.00 AM, 1.00 PM, and 08.00 PM, if you come to these bridges with a wish to cross them in the opposite direction, you are out of luck! You will discover a flood of human trying to cross the bridges hurriedly on the same destination. They bring more than 70% revenue of Bangladesh. They are the garments workers.

For several years, garments industries has become the main stream of revenue in Bangladesh. More then 70% of the total revenue of this country comes from this sector. Government has given the most priority to this sector to make it stronger. For this reason they have build several industrial areas for only garments and related industries, where this industries can find more facilities to continue their work smoothly. One of these areas is the BSCIC Industrial Area at Narayanganj.

At BSCIC there now exists 250+ garments and related industries, and new ones are developing continuously. More then 150,000 people come to work at this area daily. And these are the two of the five main ways to enter this area. Everyday thousands of workers cross these bridges on their way to work in the risks of their lives. Accidents happen in regular basis.

Among other ways, one is to come by boat. There is a lack of black colored poisonous water in between the Dhaka-Narayanganj highway and the area where two engine boats transport people across the lack. This is a short-cut way to the main road. So this way is used heavily. It is a very common scene to fall people in the poisonous water of the lack while trying to aboard the boats hurriedly.

And in the very main road to enter BSCIC, there is a big storage of garbage. If you come first time on this road on foot and do not vomit for the bad smell, you are likely to consult your E.N.T specialist for your nostril!

The labour cost is very low at Bangladesh. So more and more buyers are coming with their orders here everyday. You will really wonder, how could this be possible for people working on an environment like this to produce the best quality garments in the world!