Behind a pair of green surgical curtains, 26-year-old Sunali Khatun struggles to sit cross-legged. It’s hard for her to tuck her swollen feet into the crooks of her knees while balancing her baby bump. Carefully shifting her balance, she sits next to her daughter while mixing some rice and piping hot chicken curry on a plate. As her daughter grows excited to be fed by her, Sunali’s swollen fingers sculpt a rice ball with chunks of chicken. Holding it before her daughter’s face, they both exchange a warm smile. It is an unspoken reassurance that they are now together after nearly six months .

Facing her daughter and son, aged eight and six, Sunali, who is nine months pregnant, struggles to string together words. “Kohun je din kete raat hoto ar ki bhabe je mash gulo kete gelo, ta mone

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