Men bathing directly on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people

Men bathing directly on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people

Man pushing a rickshaw full of fruits in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people

Rickshaw driver having his lunch on his decorated rickshaws on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Man selling bananas on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people

Young semi-naked, very poor men sitting on a curb in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 26, 2013; There are believed to be 40,000 beggars in Dhaka alone, a city of 12 million people. Every day, hundreds of beggars can be seen on the roadside, at traffic signals and outside commercial buildings in Dhaka. Many of them are physically disabled.

Cycle-rickshaws on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Peoples crowd on a busy place in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Peoples crowd seen on a busy place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Congestion in Dhaka eats up 3.2 million working hours per day according to static reports.Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Cycle-rickshaw driver in a traffic jam on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Cycle-rickshaw driver in a traffic jam on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Many Cycle-rickshaws on a busy square in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Cycle-rickshaws on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Busy street in the central part of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Peoples crowd seen on a busy place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Congestion in Dhaka eats up 3.2 million working hours per day according to static reports.Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Cycle-rickshaw driver pulling his heavy rickshaw with a man sitting on it on busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Skinny man pulling a rickshaw with a passenger on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Rickshaw drivers with their decorated rickshaws on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Two men repairing a cycle-rickshaw on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Colourful rickshaws on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Cycle-rickshaw with passengers on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Cycle-rickshaws on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

Very poor and physically disabled man begging on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; There are believed to be 40,000 beggars in Dhaka alone, a city of 12 million people. Every day, hundreds of beggars can be seen on the roadside, at traffic signals and outside commercial buildings in Dhaka. Many of them are physically disabled.

Man caring books on his head on a busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

A lot of cycle-rickshaws in a traffic jam on a busy square in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.

An overcrowded and busy street in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 27, 2013; Fifty percent of the value added in transport sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh is being contributed by rickshaws. Rickshaw art is mainly an urban phenomenon and perhaps dates back to the 1950’s. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh, a mega city, located on Buriganga River. Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 12 million people and 400,000 cycle-rickshaws plying its streets every day.