Khaled Hasan, 2008, 15 January, This industry is harmful to the environment; it is harmful for the health of workers, creates air pollution, sound pollution, and is destructive to the landscape, amongst other things. This broken stone represents the dire situation., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2007, 27 October, Alfaj Hossain is a stone collector living in Banglabazar, two and a half kilometers from Jaflong., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2007, 27 October, Uses of modern machineries like cranes have caused stones to become extinct in some places in Piyain., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 15 January, Probad Das (age 67) and Priti Rani Das (age 39) are couple working together as stone laborers., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2009, 20 November, During the winter season Piyain River becomes dry., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 7 April, Working for their living, Abbas Ali, Mohammad Shah Alam, Saifur Rahman, Liakot Ali are stone collectors here for about 5 years., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2007, 27 October, Stone collectors washing stones along Piyain River in Jaflong, Sylhet, Bangladesh., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2009, 21 November, This is one trade which has a geological limit., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 18 January, Rajiv Das (age 42) is working at stone crasher machine., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 18 January, Kalam Ali (age 26) has been working at a stone crushing machine for last 4 years., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 16 January, Babul (age 32), Faruk (age 35), Manik (age 29) and Joinal (age 31) are loading a truck with broken down stone chips., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 13 January, Stone collector Abu Bakkar bathing at the bank of Piyain river after finishing his work., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2009, 25 October, The Stone laborers of Jaflong are facing a major drinking-water crisis., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2009, 6 January, Utilization of modern machinery like cranes has taken over the use of primitive tools., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 13 June, Kobir Das (age 68) is a manual worker of stone. His village is in Dhirai. He is been working here for 10 years., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2009, 29 October, Local People said a vast area of Jaflong had been under the control of land grabbers for the last two decades., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 6 July, Uncontrolled stone-crushing at Jaflong, is posing a serious threat to environment, public health and agriculture., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2009, 21 November, Living situation of Stone laborers in Jaflong area., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2006, 7 October, Not living in a normal condition. From their childhood they grow in between the stones and learn the hardship of life., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2009, 18 February, Piyain River is dry during winter, where for decades uncontrolled and hazardous stone extraction is going on., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 20 January, Many children are utilized in collecting stones., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 16 January, Rajia Begum (age 48), a hard working stone labour. She is on her midday break, using the time to get some rest before she starts again., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 19 January, Along the utilization of modern machinery the women labourers work as hard as men do in this industry., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 16 January, Shapna (age 13) works as a stone collector. Sometime she does not work because of her childish pranks. She is not old enough for the work. Between working times, she travels by her brother's boat for fun., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 15 January, Women from Hindu community grinding rice for making cakes on 'Paus Shankranti' festival at the end of Bangle month "Paus". Hindu Stone workers do not go to work at that day., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 15 January, Alya Begum, a stone crasher and mother of two children could not go to work because of illness. But without her wages she does not have money to buy food and medicine. Because there is no sick leave in this Stone Industry., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2009, 7 January, After finishing their work, some women laborers came back to their home at sunset. Women labourers are engaged more because their labors is less paid then men., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 16 January, Sufia Khatun (age 43) is working at a stone crasher machine, putting large stones into it. Sometimes she works through the night. This is hard work and she puts in as many hours as she can, without any "overtime" payment., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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Khaled Hasan, 2008, 14 January, Man and machine unites working day and night, to spin the life circle of the industry. Though there is light on the machines, but there is no emotion. On the other hand there is emotion in the labourers but a constant darkness is taking over their life., [Living Stone], Black and white image, Provided by the artist - Khaled Hasan,
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