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Besides, in riverbank areas, there are many families who lost everything due to river erosion. We must consider these factors to bring about the real development of our nation.ĭear readers, in different coastal island areas of Patuakhali district, for centuries, there are families who have been residing on boats. The local transports are there but the entire transportation system should be more developed, I thought, especially after this horrible experience. I reached the ghat and took bus and then motorcycle since I was afraid to use the waterway in the night. Finally, after waiting for an hour in the mid-river, a speedboat from ActionAid came to rescue us. I started feeling nervous, thinking how all my team members would reach from where we started our journey in the morning. I started my journey back and after thirty or forty minutes ride, my speedboat stopped again in the middle of the deep river. The sun was already setting in the western sky. Minara Begum from the cluster village was telling me now she can send her children to school, as they have a home and many other facilities. I learned that only 20 Manta families have been rehabilitated at the nearby cluster village. And, they have their National Identity cards. Those opportunities are yet to reach the Manta community.īut they have solar panels over the boat. If only they had a place to stay, they could have lived a much better life. Their sorrow, happiness, and everything lie here. They don't know anything else for earning. 'It happened on this very boat,' she replied.įishing is the only profession of these people. I asked Kohinur where her marriage took place. When I got inside Kohinur's boat, yes at the tiny place, she was cooking rice and puti fish and also offered me to have lunch with her. There are racks inside where pots and other household stuff are kept. Here lie their dreams, children and family. We don't have a place on land or a house,' she replied very calmly.ĭear readers, inside the boat, there is maximum 5/6 feet space. 'Are you living here since your birth?' I asked her. She was surrounded by her family members. Kohinur Begum started cooking in the stove. 'We don't get the basic necessities - food, cloth, house, health services, education, even for our children,' she continued. 'I spent my whole life on the boat,' said Hazera. One of the Mantas, Bibi Hazera shared her views about living a life of a Manta. Many of their family members have died on the boats. The people on the boat have a very different life and a world of their own. Those who do farming on land, somehow manage to survive. The people of this union have been surviving fighting against many adversities. It is a remote union of Patuakhali's Galachipa upazila. They hang their clothes above and put the necessaries inside the boat that serve as their own residence. After going on for some more minutes I could notice the Manta community, which means the speedboat is very near to Char Montaj. The place is surrounded by an amazing atmosphere.įinally after crossing Rangabali the speedboat moved on to the Tetulia river. This area belongs to those people who survive keeping the river close to their hearts. And honestly, I’m still not sure any of these are that much better than the low profile version of the Alaska Bear structureds.After my boat resumed its journey, I went through different waterways. I keep both the Manta and Tempurpedic on my headboard, but don’t tend to use either now unless I’m specifically day sleeping or the face pressure sounds soothing. So the Sleep has an (overly) high price tag but they do stand behind it.

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I sent them a picture asking for a replacement wrap (they sell them separately) and instead they shot me a whole new full box. I will say this for Manta-the edging started coming off in the first week on one little part but it was totally cosmetic and wouldn’t have gotten worse. The Tempurpedic stays on, but is super heavy in comparison. So it blocks light great for me, after adjusting the cups, but comes off overnight. The problem I run into with it is that the gripper pad on the back only exposes a small portion when cinched down, and the thing doesn’t quite go low enough to be under the bump on my skull where it’d be held by geometry.

Manta worked much better for me than you.