Photo: REUTERSIt is important to record the true history, and not just the story of the victors“Why are you so angry? Tell me, please tell me, I am worried about you.”This is what a friend asked me over the phone yesterday. I told my friend that I would need many days to discuss the issues surrounding the slave trade, because it was connected to imperialism. Often, the employer advances money to the parents of the children and so the children are held to work against the debt. Related to “bonded labour” or child labour, I asked my friend if he and his wife employed anyone at home.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2020 10:18 UTC