WITH THE CONTINUANCE OF GLOBAL WARMING, BANGLADESH, AS ONE OF THE 10 COUNTRIES MOST VULNERABLE TO A RISE IN SEA LEVEL IN THE WORLD, IS BEING DRASTICALLY AFFECTED. THIS IS INDEED A CRUEL TWIST OF FATE, SINCE BANGLADESH, AS ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES ON EARTH, HAS CONTRIBUTED VERY LITTLE TO GLOBAL WARMING. THIS PHOTO-ESSAY EXPLORES THE FATE OF THE ESTIMATED 6.5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE CHARS (LARGE SANDBANK RIVER ISLANDS THAT ONCE BELONGED TO THE MAINLAND) AND ASSOCIATED EROSION AREAS, IN A COUNTRY WHERE LAND IS THE REAL HUNGER: 80% OF ITS POPULATION IS RURAL, 60% LANDLESS.