{"id":899,"date":"2017-08-14T14:44:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T13:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/?p=899"},"modified":"2017-09-27T11:15:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T10:15:29","slug":"working-with-rmmru-on-deccma-and-the-memories-i-will-not-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/2017\/08\/14\/working-with-rmmru-on-deccma-and-the-memories-i-will-not-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with RMMRU on DECCMA; The memories I will not forget"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Rafiqul Islam, Research Assistant (RMMRU)<\/em><\/p>\n

Life is full of experiences and\u00a0I want to share my experience about the journey to perform research with RMMRU and about the memorable time I spent with my colleagues.<\/p>\n

First, I want to give thanks to my Lord because I think I am so lucky to work with RMMRU for a few months. In those few months I have learned many things from RMMRU and from my colleagues.<\/p>\n

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First, I went to Chandpur, Lakshmipur and Bhola to conduct household listing surveys. We faced some accommodation problems. My colleagues were very supportive and helpful to me as we overcame all sorts of problems regarding staying, eating, and travelling. I was one of the younger members of the\u00a0team, so I\u00a0received love from my senior brothers.\u00a0 I am a jolly-minded person, so I can communicate with my respondents and my colleagues spontaneously but when we had to do the surveys, we had faced some problems because we had no female members in the group. When we reached each household, a few people were reluctant to participate in our survey but generally the majority were very helpful to us in our research. After completing these surveys, we returned to Dhaka.<\/p>\n

In April, we left Dhaka again for another round of field work and to conduct interviews with selected respondents. This time I was in a new group. Our journey was good and we had 7 members on our team, including me. My partner was Tamanna Apu. Frankly speaking, at first I was not comfortable with her because her way of thinking and my way of thinking was a little bit different. Gradually we understood each other\u2019s work and we became good friends for the purpose of the work. My other team members including Musabbir Bhai, Saiful and Roni Bhai, Ridita and Popy Apu were too good.\u00a0 We had two members replacing Roni Bhai and Saiful were Himel and Tanjim Bhai. They were also friendly. \u00a0Every morning the females got up early in the morning, got ready quickly and were waiting for us.\u00a0 All of these moments were so memorable for me and\u00a0made for a very friendly work environment. This friendly attitude among the team members was not limited to the work but also in all spheres, generally, we got along as a team. I really will not forget those days.<\/p>\n

Another memorable day was visiting our field work by Ricardo and Rocky Bhai in Lakshmipur. \u00a0I was little bit sick and nervous that day because Rocky Bhai scolded us for our mistake. At that moment I was sad but after, I realised that it was my fault. I always respect and love Rocky Bhai from the core of my heart undoubtedly. A most horrible experience occurred on 28th May 2016.\u00a0 On that day we started our journey from Lakshmipur sadar to Bhola on a trawler ship, when suddenly a storm began. \u00a0All of us had begun to fear for our lives, but by the grace of almighty Allah we made it through. We have finished our journey through some ups and downs but in the end, the experience left me with one of the more significant memories in my life.<\/p>\n

It was a great opportunity for me to work with a reputed organisation like RMMRU. Finally, I want to thank all the members of RMMRU.<\/p>\n

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