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The familiar whistle in the dead of night; a couple of heads in monkey caps bent over a flask of tea on street corners; the looming shadow, stick in hand . . .
When everyone sleeps in the cover of night, it is the 'darwans' or night guards who are awake and responsible for ensuring their security. Their salary of a few thousand takas seems a joke compared to the crores' worth of property which they guard. In order to make ends meet, some of them pull rickshaws or are engaged in other income-generating work during the day and, understandably, sometimes the long nights get to be a bit much. Do these men who protect us in the darkest hours not deserve more?
This May Day, Forum pays tribute to the
Unsung Heroes of the Night
A Photo Feature by Prito Reza
Prito Reza is a freelance photojournalist.
