As soon as he entered the mangrove forest that spans India and Bangladesh, he was attacked and killed by a tiger in 2010. Today, his wife Rashida Begum is among 21 so called “tiger widows” living in Gabura Union of Shyamnagar in Satkhira district. “There was nothing left for us as he was the sole breadwinner and all three of our sons were kids. But the trauma the family faced since the death is not over yet with the local community superstitious about all tiger widows, at times blaming them for the death of their husbands. Tiger widow Rezia Begum from Chalkbara village, Gabura, Sheymnagar, Shatkhira | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneNo tiger widows are allowed at social gatherings while they hardly receive any shelter or assistance from their in-laws.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 11, 2019 19:07 UTC