“Dhaka”

Terrific Traffic

Dhaka -  A bus assistant looks hopeless as the bus is caught in the traffic for long while at Sat Masjid Road in Dhaka. Bad traffic seems to the ‘matter of must’ of Dhaka people. Traffic condition goes beyond manageable usually on Sunday, the beginning of week.
Adnan Wahid – Dhaka Lab

Tabiz

Dhaka -  Most people have a ‘tabiz’. They are usually small pieces of paper with writings from the Qur’an, packed in little tubes or small caskets. They are often tied around the…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Survival is the fittest

Dhaka -  Dhaka is an opportunistic option for migrated people from many vulnerable parts of Bangladesh who ended up living in the slum areas of Dhaka city. The innovative way they find…
Sumana Tanchangya – Dhaka Lab

Street Hawker

Dhaka -  Most of the roads in Dhaka city , we can meet street hawkers . They are static and mobile both . They sale foods to fashion times , cigarettes to handy crafts . They occupied…
Arifur Rahman – Dhaka Lab

Stairway

Dhaka -  A narrow wooden stairway takes people to the upper floor of the two storied accommodation in Sadek City Model Town. The rooms do not have windows so the upper rooms…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Self-portrait

Dhaka -  Self-portrait…
Tapash Paul – Dhaka Lab

Rickshaws in Garage

Dhaka -  Rickshaw owners keep their own rickshaws in the garage for safety. They also let out the place for others who do not have enough rickshaws/rickshaw vans, to justify a garage…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rickshaw van

Dhaka -  Most male migrants who come into from villages have skills like farming and fishing, which are not useful in the city. They initially work as rickshaw drivers or labourers. Rickshaw…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rickshaw Art

Dhaka -  Rickshaw wallas are very proud of their rickshaws and most rickshaws are brightly decorated. But with times getting more difficult, there are fewer adornments, and hand painted decorations are being…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Street Foods every where

Dhaka -  Different types of foods are available in the street shops . Most of are hand made and open . Local ingredents are used and techniques are applied to make this foods  . Its…
Arifur Rahman – Dhaka Lab

Small Entrepreneur

Dhaka -  The man runs this small unit of tea stall on his own. He does not need to depend on others for his living. He is an small entrepreneur with dignity…
Sumana Tanchangya – Dhaka Lab

Sadek City Model Town: Photo Studio

Dhaka -  Photo studios are generally adorned with pin up of popular movie stars. Often clients request to be photographed as their favourite star. The studio generally has a full complement of…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rickshaw Wallah

Dhaka -  This is the man around whom I will be building my story. He lives on the upper floor of the wooden huts in Sadek City Model Town.…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rickshaw silhouette

Dhaka -  Looking into the sun from the rickshaw garage. Rickshaws get regularly ‘stolen’ and the garage is notified. Once they pay the protection money, they are told where they can pick…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Still smiling

Dhaka -  Smile is universal, it has no language. Lets this smile never fade away from the face while these two little girls in the tacky slum are living on daily issue…
Sumana Tanchangya – Dhaka Lab

Sleeping like sand

Dhaka -  Kadar moton ghumai literally translates to ‘sleeping like sand’. It is generally used for small children who drape themselves around their mother, sleeping as if the world didn’t exist. These…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rooftop

Dhaka -  With the upper floors of the bazaar demolished, light and rain come through the new openings. Plastic sheets of different colours make up the impromptu rooftop. Nice colours and space…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rickshaw Walla and Daughter

Dhaka -  A rickshaw walla with his baby girl. While it is difficult to make ends meet with what one earns pulling a rickshaw. Once children are born, it becomes more difficult…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rickshaw puller and his wife

Dhaka -  The concept of privacy is very different in a home where the whole family lives in one room.…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Start Photowalk

Dhaka -  It is 10:20 when we leave the  DRIK offices for our first Photo Walk.The guard is keeping an eye on the Drik property while having his lunch. Many…
Lino Hellings – Dhaka Lab

Sewage

Dhaka -  Much of the land on either side of the Beri Bandh embankment used to be a swamp, and most homes are built on stilts. The refuse from nearby tanneries and…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Roadside shop

Dhaka -  You need very little to set up a shop. Here a balance and a wicker baskets and some plastic bags, make up the entire furniture. Even what is sold (legs…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rickshaw Walla

Dhaka -  Most male migrants who come into from villages have skills like farming…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

Rickshaw Garage Owners

Dhaka -  The owners of the rickshaw garage are often themselves former rickshaw pullers. These owners are migrants too. Rickshaws often get stolen. They are also taken away by local protection rackets…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa