Foreign worker who published book started by scribbling poetry on bags of cement


Through his book of poems, Me Migrant, Bangladeshi construction worker Md Mukul Hossine hopes to convey the perspective of the foreign worker and also keep hold of what is dear to himself. - ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

SINGAPORE: Angry at a former boss for threatening to cut the workers' pay, Bangladeshi construction worker Md Mukul Hossine started scribbling poetry on the bags of cement he was carrying in 2014.

After a long day's work, he would stay up late - sometimes till 3am - working on his poetry.

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