Selena Parvin lives near mangrove forest Sundarban with her mother and only son. She helps elderly, children and women during cyclone, flood and in any emergency. During one of the cyclones, she carried pregnant women on her back and swim towards cyclone shelter. She said, "We are living in danger all the time. Women has no help. Pregnant women, elderly woman and children are vulnerable when flood hits. I want to help my people. We are already vulnerable and lost houses, land and belongings in the past. We need to support each other to live and survive here". Shamnagar, Shatkhira, Bangladesh
Portrait of 24 years old Md. Rafaiat Ullah at University of Chittagong Campus. Hathazari, Chattogram. Fabeha Monir for The New York Times
Portrait of textile worker Rozina Begum (30) inside her house. Tongi, Bangladesh
Soumika Mondol is expecting her first child. She lives with her husabnd and in laws in Koyra, Khulna. Pregnant Soumika spent nights when cylcone Amphan hit her region. Due to the pandemic she could not visit any doctor and planning to give birth at home with the help of traditional birth attendant. Koyra, Khulna

Fabeha Monir

Fabeha Monir is a photojournalist, film maker and a documentary photographer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, female photojournalist based in Bangladesh,
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