At Bangladesh’s top cancer hospital, the farmers keep coming

At Bangladesh’s top cancer hospital, the farmers keep coming

Ganesh Karmakar sat outside his home Chandirchar, a village in Manikganj, with a stack of medical reports on his lap and a bamboo stick beside his chair. His floral printed shirt hung loosely over a thinning frame. Standing for five minutes had become difficult; walking required the cane and a slow pace.He first guided a plough through the fields with his father at 15. For the next 32 years, he planted and harvested crops and handled pesticides.…