Dublar Char is also the largest dry fish processing site in the Sundarbans. The production from this region meets 80 percent of the demand for dried fish in Bangladesh alone. Approximately 25,000 fishermen work on the island every year to catch and process fish. They stay here for five to six months at a stretch, working day and night to catch fish, which are then manually dried, processed, and sold. During these six months, businessmen, fishermen, and workers stay on the island, living austere lives while separated from their families. During these 5-6 months fishermen are completely separated from their families. But, despite how much they miss their families, they cannot bring them with them because no women or families are allowed to stay in Dublar Char.
Children were used as slave labor by the fishermen on the island, according to labor activists. When you go here, you can see someone carrying a basket of snouts on his head, some are sweeping and some are repairing fishing nets. Fishermen prepare their own food there. In Dublar Char there is a large dry market that caters to both tourists and locals.
