Rahaman - The Bachelor

-What are you doing?
-Just sitting. I am sick.

-What happened?
-I’ve got fever, and pain in stomach. 

-What is your name?
-Rahaman.

-Where are you from?
-Khulna.

-Which area of Khulna?
-North Bazaar.

-Why have you come to Dhaka?
-In search of work.

-Have you got any?
-(…Smile) Not yet (…no sign of having any interest to get one…)

-What have you had then?
-I am starving for 2 days (…doesn’t seem like having any complain for this…)

-Where have you got that cigarette?
-(…Smile again…) Asked from people (…tries to hide it…in shame…)

-When have you arrived?
-5/6 days ago

-What is your age?
-30 Years

-What??
-30 Years (…smile…he only have five teeth left…not less then 50 any way…)

-Who do you have at home?
-My parents

-What do the do?
-They work

-What kind of work?
-Work at other peoples land

-You haven’t got married?
-Not yet

-How many children you have?
-Not any

-Have your daughter got married?
-Don’t have any

-Your grandchildren?
-I do not have

-Really you haven’t got married?
-No

-Will you get married now? Should we seek a bridegroom for you?
-No

-Why?
-I myself can’t arrange food…what will I feed her?

-Where will you go now?
-That’s what I am thinking about (…smile again…doesn’t seem any sign of tension…)

( This interview was taken at the Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka. He was siting beside the ticket counter, but was not begging. At night when the writer was coming back on the same way, he was seen to take preparation to sleep before a marker near the railway station.)