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The rough sleepers of Dhaka city

The homeless wrap themselves up in blankets to sleep under open skies in the streets of Dhaka. With the poor and laborer's among them, these souls seek refuge in footpaths and on rickshaw vans facing the harsh cold of the impending winter.

Poor people sleep at night on the street in front of car showroom in Dhaka’s Kakrail. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022 .Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Poor people sleep at night on the street in front of car showroom in Dhaka’s Kakrail. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022 .Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The homeless people of Dhaka find space in the footpath to sleep and brave the cold in the streets of Dhaka. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The homeless people of Dhaka find space in the footpath to sleep and brave the cold in the streets of Dhaka. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Some homeless people spend the night wrapped in blankets on rickshaws or beside it. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Some homeless people spend the night wrapped in blankets on rickshaws or beside it. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Some homeless people spend the night wrapped in blankets on rickshaws or beside it. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Some homeless people spend the night wrapped in blankets on rickshaws or beside it. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Some day labourers use their rickshaw vans to carry goods during the day and sleep on them at night. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Some day labourers use their rickshaw vans to carry goods during the day and sleep on them at night. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Labourers sleep on rickshaw vans at night wrapped in blankets inside mosquito nets below the Mouban Super Market at Dhaka’s Shantinagar. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Labourers sleep on rickshaw vans at night wrapped in blankets inside mosquito nets below the Mouban Super Market at Dhaka’s Shantinagar. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A person sleeps inside a mosquito net below Mouban Super Market in Dhaka’s Shantinagar. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A person sleeps inside a mosquito net below Mouban Super Market in Dhaka’s Shantinagar. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A homeless person covering himself with a blanket against the cold and two dogs sleep on the footpath under the Mouchak Flyover. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A homeless person covering himself with a blanket against the cold and two dogs sleep on the footpath under the Mouchak Flyover. Photo taken on Monday, Dec 5, 2022.Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 05 Dec 2022, 10:36 PM

Updated : 05 Dec 2022, 10:36 PM

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