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In 2020, Dhaka rickshaw puller Mohammad Shukkur displayed the slogan, “It’s not my clothes but your mentality that is to blame for rape” on his rickshaw. Despite criticism, he rode with it for over a year until it rusted off. Now, amid rising rape cases, he vows to restore it, renewing his call for change. Photo: Collected

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Sixty-year-old Ganguli Prasad, one of the 30-35 remaining magnet fishers along the Buriganga River in Old Dhaka, uses powerful magnets to retrieve scrap metals like iron, brass, copper, and even silver and gold from the riverbed. However, many in the trade are shifting to boat rowing and diving as the profession faces declining opportunities.
The photo was taken recently by Asma Sultana Prova.

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