Bangla → English transcript

I feel sad, but what else can I do?

Of course it's hard. I was earning a living by working in this country very well. There were some opportunities for work,

there was no shortage. By working, I could just feed myself. If I go back to my country,

there will be some hardship, that's all. I don't have an ID card. Whoever has one can stay,

whoever doesn't must leave. So, we are leaving. Shasan police station,

the police, the police from Shasan police station went and said whoever has documents can stay,

whoever doesn't should go back to their own country.

I have been here for 17 years.

Where did you live? Sandaliya. Sandaliya? Shasan police station? Shasan

police station. Did you vote? No. If you had

voted, would you have to

return to Bangladesh? No, earlier… no, no, no. No,

I didn't vote. Where is your home in Bangladesh?

Khulna district, Dacope police station, Sutarkhali is my home. Nalian Sutarkhali. How did you come to this country?

Well, sneaking in, poor people like us, driven by hunger, we ended up here. Now that the BJP

has come, are you leaving because of that? No, we don't…

There's no point in saying all that now. You mean because of BJP?

Because of that? So now, living in this country...

...is no longer possible. We can't stay, we have to leave, that's why we are going. Okay, but tell me this...

...is this change of power, meaning because of the fall of Mamata Banerjee, is that why you have to return?

We can't say all that, dear. How would we know?

We have been told now that we don't have ID cards. Those who have them can stay, those who don't must leave.

So we are leaving. Shasan police station...

...the police from Shasan police station came and said those who have documents can stay,

and those who don't should go back to their own country.

Where is your home in Bangladesh?

In Bangladesh, my home is in Dacope police station, Nalian Sutarkhali. Okay, what is your name?

Razzak. Okay, your name? Razzak. Okay, how does it feel to be going back now?

It hurts, but what else can I do?

Of course it hurts. We were earning a living by working in this country very well. A little opportunity...

The advantage is there's no shortage of work. By working, I could just feed myself. Back home, there's some hardship, that's...

...all. Do you have documents in Bangladesh?

Yes, my documents in Bangladesh, they gave them to me from there, my...