Migration Diaries

‘Migration Diaries’ attempts to curate stories of migrants’ lives and worlds beyond the binaries of tragedy and resilience, through a revisting of their experiences. We hope to further contextualise these insights within broader academic, policy and popular discourses on distress migration.

MIGRATION DIARIES MAP

Navigate migration stories, experiences, the reasons for migration and other relevant information through an interactive Map or switch to a filterable card view.

Migration Stories

Forest worker now landless labourer

Forest worker now landless labourer

Sirajul Islam, born in 1952, comes from a family of honey collectors in Bhekotmari village of Soladana union of ...
A Rohingya woman’s journey from Arakan to Nepal

A Rohingya woman’s journey from Arakan to Nepal

At the time of the interview (2020) Sabira was 26 years old. She had left Arakan in 2012, coming to Nepal in 2013. ...
Loving, Writing, and being ‘Bihari’ in Bangladesh

Loving, Writing, and being ‘Bihari’ in Bangladesh

Ahmed Ilias is a writer, journalist, social worker and poet. He is a 'Bihari' who migrated from Calcutta in 1953 ...
Old Dhaka’s finest aristocrat

Old Dhaka’s finest aristocrat

My name is Abu Md Jahangir and I’m usually referred to as A. M. Jehangir. I used to be chief license inspector of ...

We only accept stories directly from migrant workers or from researchers and practitioners that have the full consent of migrant workers who want to share their experiences with the world via this site. The aim of this website is to experiment with creating capacities for democratized narratives on migration.