MONGLA, Bangladesh — The 29-year-old Monira Khatun was devastated after her husband abandoned her suddenly. “My parents’ home was gone to the river for erosion, we had no land to cultivate.” She ended up working at a factory in a special economic zone that employs thousands of climate refugees — like Khatun — in the southwestern town of Mongla, where …
Monira Khatun was devastated after her husband suddenly abandoned her. “My parents’ home was gone to the river for erosion, we had no land to cultivate.” She ended up working at a factory in a special economic zone that employs thousands of climate refugees – like Khatun – in the southwestern town of Mongla, where Bangladesh’s second-largest seaport is located. …
