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When passenger shelters turn into hawker stalls in Dhaka

Passenger shelters in Dhaka’s New Market and Gulistan areas have turned into makeshift hawker stalls, leaving little sign of their original purpose.

What was meant to be a passenger shelter near Gate No. 1 of New Market in Dhaka now serves as a crowded space for street vendors. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
What was meant to be a passenger shelter near Gate No. 1 of New Market in Dhaka now serves as a crowded space for street vendors. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Shops have taken over the seating area and the front of a passenger shelter near Dhaka’s New Market, making it indistinguishable from a hub for hawkers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Shops have taken over the seating area and the front of a passenger shelter near Dhaka’s New Market, making it indistinguishable from a hub for hawkers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A Dhaka South City Corporation passenger shelter in front of Gausia Market has also been occupied by hawkers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A Dhaka South City Corporation passenger shelter in front of Gausia Market has also been occupied by hawkers. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Mobile vendors have taken over a Dhaka South City Corporation passenger shelter in front of Gausia Market, making it difficult for buses to stop nearby. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Mobile vendors have taken over a Dhaka South City Corporation passenger shelter in front of Gausia Market, making it difficult for buses to stop nearby. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hawkers have fully occupied a passenger shelter near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, obscuring its original function. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hawkers have fully occupied a passenger shelter near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, obscuring its original function. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hawkers have fully occupied a passenger shelter near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, obscuring its original function. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Hawkers have fully occupied a passenger shelter near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, obscuring its original function. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The passenger shelter near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque has been overtaken by hawkers, forcing commuters to wait for buses on the road. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The passenger shelter near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque has been overtaken by hawkers, forcing commuters to wait for buses on the road. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 05 Nov 2025, 12:26 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 06:09 PM

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