Migrant worker
Bangladesh
In memory of

Shohag Madbar

1990—2020
Years
of
Age
30
World
Cup
Qatar
22
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Migrant worker
Bangladesh
In memory of

Shohag Madbar

1990—2020
On May 15, 2020, migrant Shohag Madbar died at his room at the age of 30. The death certificate from the Qatari government mentiones the cause of death as a “heart attack”. Due to the uncertain job situation and the irregular wage, Shohag lived with a constant tension. The family believes the pressure caused a “mental shock”. When asked, Shohag’s uncle Md Kamal Uddin said that the family had been struggling since his death. – Shohag’s father who is a farmer his mother and their two daughters lost all dreams when they sent their only young breadearner to Qatar.
— told to the journalistic platform Blankspot
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Died from stress

On May 15, 2020, migrant Shohag Madbar died at his room at the age of 30. The death certificate from the Qatari government mentiones the cause of death as a “heart attack”. Due to the uncertain job situation and the irregular wage, Shohag lived with a constant tension. The family believes the pressure caused a “mental shock”. When asked, Shohag’s uncle Md Kamal Uddin said that the family had been struggling since his death. – Shohag’s father who is a farmer his mother and their two daughters lost all dreams when they sent their only young breadearner to Qatar.

Told to the journalistic platform Blankspot

On May 15, 2020, migrant Shohag Madbar died at his room at the age of 30. The death certificate from the Qatari government mentiones the cause of death as a “heart attack”.

Shohag Madbar was from a village under Sharoatpur District in Bangladesh. The family paid BDT 500,000 (USD 5807.22) to send Shohag to Qatar. The family sold the best arable lands and cattle to manage the migration cost.

On arrival in Qatar, Shohag started to work for a supply company. His employer was Challenger Trading and Contracting, a Doha based company. The company did not pay regular wages to the workers. So he could not count on getting his monthly salary of BDT 10,000 (USD 116).

Due to the uncertain job situation and the irregular wage, Shohag lived with a constant tension. The family believes the preassure caused a “mental shock”.

When asked, Shohag’s uncle Md Kamal Uddin said that the family had been struggling since his death.

– Shohag’s father who is a farmer his mother and their two daughters lost all dreams when they sent their only young breadearner to Qatar. 

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